Do Kids Voices Matter? | Kid Correspondent
From Kid President · 2020
10 min3rd4th5thSocial Studies
Summary
"Do Kids' Voices Matter?" Kid Correspondent investigates whether young people can influence decisions, and discovers the many ways kids already have a say.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Watch, then talk it over.
- What is an election, and what are people deciding when they vote?
- Why is it important that lots of different people get to vote?
- How can you learn about a choice before you make a decision?
- Where in your own life do you get to vote or help decide?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: election, vote, ballot, candidate, decision.
Try it: Hold a quick class vote on two options. Count the votes together and announce the winner the way an election does.