Educator Resources for Democracy

Elections, Voting, and Congress: They’re all about representing us! Learn about democracy’s history, and the difference between direct democracy and representative democracy.

Lesson Plans

Vocabulary Development Lesson Plan: Using a Word Map

Grade Levels: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, K-3

Parliamentary System Lesson Plan: Determining a Government for a New Country

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

From Primary to General Election Lesson Plan: Win the White House

Grade Levels: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Mission US: City of Immigrants Lesson Plan

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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Educator Resources for Democracy

Lesson Plans

Vocabulary Development Lesson Plan: Using a Word Map

Parliamentary System Lesson Plan: Determining a Government for a New Country

From Primary to General Election Lesson Plan: Win the White House

Mission US: City of Immigrants Lesson Plan

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