Begin the lesson by asking students to brainstorm what they know about elections at different levels of government and why it is important to vote. Provide students with a visual organizer such as the Circle Map to help them record how elections and voting works at different levels of government.

If students are having difficulty identifying information about elections and voting, have them do a quick search of different library or Internet sources on levels of government and voting and use these to identify interesting facts and ideas they encounter in their searches.

Student Resources

• Visual Organizers (PDF)

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