Today, I am going to share some tips and tricks on how to homeschool through an election year. I’m sharing delicious books, educational games, online resources, and fantastic hands-on creative resources.
How to Homeschool Through an Election Year
* Disclosure: I received BookShark’s U.S. Elections Lap Book Kit at no cost in exchange for a social media share. I was not required to include this resource in a blog post, but I decided to share it here because it is an incredible hands-on resource that I am certain my kids will *l0ve*. I also received Election Night! at no cost in exchange for a social media share. I approached the company because I had a feeling my children would love this game and I knew we would be able to use it in our homeschool. I was not compensated for this article. As always, I only share resources that I would use with my own family and those that I believe other families will enjoy.
Homeschool through an election year with your very own U.S. Elections ‘Lazy Unit Study’!
If you’ve been following our site for any length of time, you already know about Lazy Unit Studies. The beauty of Lazy Unit Studies is that they allow for you to embrace rabbit holes and surrender to delight-driven learning while helping your children grow into joyful, lifelong learners.
To read more about Lazy Unit Studies and how to make them work in your homeschool, here are some resources:
- Lazy Unit Study 101 {eBook with Printables}
- Lazy Unit Study 101: A Self-Paced Course for Homeschool Families
Today, I am sharing some fantastic U.S. elections resources in hopes that you can make your very own Lazy Unit Study. Choose what works for your unique family and, above all, have fun!
Homeschool through an election year by reading oodles of delicious books…
Here are some great titles, in no particular order, to help read your way through the upcoming election:
These fun civics and U.S. election links from around the web will help you homeschool through an election year…
Have some fun and learn about the election process with these resources from around the web:
- Cast Your Vote – an online game from BrainPop!
- Citizenship – BrainPop!
- Democracy – BrainPop!
- Does Your Vote Count? The Electoral College Explained – Ted-Ed
- How is Power Divided in the U.S. Government? – Ted-Ed
- iCivics – free lesson plans and games for teaching civics
- I’m Just a Bill – School House Rock music video
- Kids Voting USA – a nonpartisan voter education program with an over 25-year history. Kids Voting USA is committed to creating lifelong voting habits in children
- Political Beliefs – BrainPop!
- Presidential Election – BrainPop!
- Primaries and Caucuses – BrainPop!
- Primaries and Caucuses – Khan Academy
- Sal Teaches Grover About The Electoral College – Khan Academy
- The Electoral College – Khan Academy
- The Fight for the Right to Vote – Ted-Ed
- Voting – BrainPop!
- Why Do Americans Vote on Tuesdays? – Ted-Ed
- Win the White House – an online game from BrainPop!
- Women’s Suffrage – BrainPop!
This U.S. Elections lap book kit from BookShark is the perfect way to homeschool through an election year!
I love to homeschool using a patchwork of creative resources and I was delighted to learn about BookShark’s new U.S. Elections Lap Book Kit.
This U.S. Elections Lap Book Kit is designed for children 8-years-old and up and is a fun-tastic, hands-on way for your family to learn about the U.S. elections process. This kit would be a wonderful stand-alone unit study or could be a supplement for your current course of study.
Election Night! is the perfect way to gameschool through an election year!
Election Night! has been a wonderful addition to our homeschool history routine… and it also works those math muscles!
Election Night! is a board game for ages 8 and up. It can be played with two players or in teams. This game will teach your child about the U.S. elections process, U.S. geography, and civics.
But that’s not all!
Election Night! can be played on one of two different game boards. One side of the game board is to play using addition and the other side of the game board utilizes multiplication.
It takes roughly 35 minutes to play the game using the addition board and approximately 50 minutes to play using the multiplication board.
This homeschool mama loves the dice used in Election Night! Why? Because they are PlaySmart Dice.
These patent-pending dice were created to help with math fluency. They produce number combinations of harder-to-learn sums and products. (So your kids will be working on more challenging addition facts and multiplication tables as they play!)
You can read our full review of Election Night! here.
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More election resources for your homeschool
- How to Gameschool Through an Election Year
- Planning a U.S. Election Unit Study
- 5 Election Books for Kids
- Election Anxiety and Sensitive Kids
- “What’s the Big Deal About First Ladies” will Delight Your History Lover
- A Fun, Hands-On White House Homeschool Lesson
- Gameschooling: The Best History Games for Your Homeschool
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