Here we are, another Presidential election in November 2016. I've tried to gather as many resources as possible to teach your students about the candidates and the electoral process. Although it is difficult for me, I promise not to inject any of my personal political feelings into this post. If necessary, I will update the post.
About the Election Process
Congress for Kids: The Electoral College- interactive quiz at the end of each section
Fact Monster: How the President Gets Elected
The Presidential Election- from Flocabulary (rap)
Resources
2016 Election- CNN politics
Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of Politics
Elections 2016- USA Today
FactCheck- non-partisan site to monitor the accuracy of speeches, articles etc.
Presidential Election 2016- NY Times articles
U.S. Election 2016: Six Reasons it Will Make History- from BBC News
U.S. Election Glossary- from enchanted Learning
Hillary R. Clinton
All Things Clinton- from the L.A. Times
Clinton's Nomination Puts "Biggest Crack" in the Glass Ceiling- from CNN
Hillary Clinton News- from ABC News
Hillary Clinton's Twitter Account
Hillary Clinton's YouTube Page
Hillary Rodham Clinton's Official Website
Presidential Candidates: Hillary Clinton
Why Vladimir Putin Hates Hillary Clinton- from NBC News
Donald J. Trump
All Things Trump- L.A. Times
Donald Trump's Twitter Account
New York Times Articles About Donald J. Trump
Official Donald Trump YouTube Page
Presidential Candidates: Donald Trump
Trump's Official Site
Lesson Plans
2016 Presidential Election Resources and Teaching Tips- from TeacherVision; also has a multitude of election resources, including lessons, printables, activities
Campaign 2016- C-Span
Electing the U.S. President, A Printable Book for Early Readers- from Enchanted Learning
Election Collection- PBS lessons on elections (grades labeled)
Election Worksheets- from Enchanted Learning
Elections: Everything You Need- from Scholastic
How to Become President of the United States- infographic from Kids.gov; lesson plan here
iCivics- terrific site includes teacher files and state standards
Lesson Ideas- from BrainPop Educators
Meet the Presidential Candidates in Election 2016- H.S. lesson plan from PBS News Hour
NEA's List of Lessons on Elections (not specific to this year's candidates)
Newsela- teachers can sign up their classes and follow Newsela's Blog
The New York Times Learning Network- lessons for election 2016
Pinterest Search: 2016 Presidential Election
Timely Teachable Videos- from C-Span
Election 2016: Lesson Plans and Digital Resources for Educators- from Edutopia
