Tag: Democracy and Elections
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Quebec Sovereignty Lesson Plan – Election 2026
Quebec sovereignty is back on the agenda after the Parti Québécois won a minority government on October 5th, 2026. In this current events lesson for Grades 6-12, students trace Quebec nationalism from the Quiet Revolution and look at the arguments for staying and leaving.
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Brazil Election 2026 – Two Round Runoff Lesson Plan
In the Brazil runoff election on October 25th, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who led the first round with 47%, faces President Lula. In this current events lesson for Grades 6-12, students ask whether a second round creates a more legitimate result, then forecast the runoff.
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Gerrymandering Lesson Plan: Who Should Draw the Lines?
This gerrymandering lesson plan shows how district lines can decide an election, using maps drawn by both parties and Missouri’s 2025 redraw. In this lesson for Grades 6-12, students decide when redistricting is fair and when it crosses the line.
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Issues in the 2026 US Midterm Elections Lesson Plan
The economy leads the list of American voters’ concerns, but according to an Ipsos/Reuters poll from September, 71% name something else, from democracy to immigration to healthcare. Using September polling data, this lesson asks which issues decide an election, which ones students themselves care most about, and what the parties are saying about them.
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What are US Midterm Elections? – Lesson Plan
Every two years, Americans elect a Congress that can reshape what a president is able to do, but without removing the president. This background lesson explains how that works, why the president’s party almost always loses ground, and what actually changes when a chamber changes hands. This lesson is the first part of a mini-unit…
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