The Provincial Voting Process<\/p>\n
Is it important to vote? How do I vote in provincial\u00a0elections?<\/p>\n
Voting in elections is the way Canadians express their\u00a0choices for who they think is best to represent their needs\u00a0locally and lead the province.<\/p>\n
DOWNLOAD BACKGROUNDER (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n In this lesson, your students review essential information\u00a0about voting in provincial elections in Ontario. Afterwards,\u00a0they practice voting and counting ballots through a mock vote. In the culminating activity, students demonstrate\u00a0their knowledge of voting by creating an instructive\u00a0pamphlet or poster, which can be shared with a parent,\u00a0guardian or an adult they know, encouraging them to\u00a0vote.<\/p>\n We are learning to\u2026<\/p>\n Below are some sample success criteria you can use or\u00a0build upon. Co-creating success criteria with your class will\u00a0allow students to have ownership over their learning and\u00a0understand what successful learning looks like.<\/p>\n I CAN\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n Grade 5:<\/strong><\/p>\n DOWNLOAD CURRICULUM LINKS (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n 1. Explain to students that the purpose of the Student\u00a0Vote program is to give students a chance to practice\u00a0voting so that they will be more prepared to vote in the\u00a0future. The Student Vote results are released publicly and\u00a0through the news media. This allows young people to\u00a0have a voice in the election and have their perspectives\u00a0shared. Watch the \u201cStudent Vote 2015<\/a>\u201d video with your\u00a0class to give students a preview.<\/p>\n 2. Through a whole class discussion, answer the following\u00a0questions.<\/p>\n 1. Using Slide Deck 10<\/a>, discover some of the key aspects of voting in Ontario provincial elections.<\/p>\n 2. Have students practice voting by holding a mock vote\u00a0with your class. Create a simple ballot with a fun question\u00a0and three to four options for choices (e.g., favourite sport,\u00a0food, movie, TV show or musician\/band). Templates are\u00a0provided in Activity 10.1<\/a>. You could also use an online\u00a0application or software program.<\/p>\n 3. Show students how to fill out a ballot correctly. Students\u00a0can use a checkmark, X, or any other mark as long as it\u00a0clearly indicates their choice. Remind students that they\u00a0can only vote for one option, otherwise, it will not count.<\/p>\n 4. Distribute the ballots and invite each student to go\u00a0behind the voting screen one at a time to mark their\u00a0choice. Afterwards, ask them to re-fold their ballot to ensure privacy and place it in the ballot box.<\/p>\n 5. Review the ballot terms \u2018accepted\u2019, \u2018rejected\u2019 and\u00a0\u2018unmarked\u2019.<\/p>\n 6. Divide students into small groups and ask them to\u00a0review and count the ballots from the mock vote. One\u00a0person should show the ballot to the rest of the group and\u00a0as a group they should decide whether the ballot would\u00a0deemed \u2018accepted\u2019, \u2018rejected\u2019 or \u2018unmarked\u2019. One person\u00a0should be selected to tally the votes.<\/p>\n 7. Add up the results from each group and announce the\u00a0results.<\/p>\n 8. Have a closing discussion and answer any remaining\u00a0questions about the voting process.<\/p>\n Voting Poster<\/em><\/p>\n Have students demonstrate their knowledge by creating\u00a0a poster or pamphlet about how to vote or to promote\u00a0voting. It could be designed for a parent, guardian, or an adult they know to encourage participation in\u00a0the election. This poster can be done informally in a\u00a0notebook, or as a larger assessment opportunity.<\/p>\n Ideas for possible content:<\/p>\n Co-create criteria with your class. Sample criteria below.<\/p>\n Type of Assessment: For Learning<\/p>\n Lesson Area: Minds On : Discussion<\/p>\n Guiding Questions for Teachers<\/em><\/p>\n Type of Assessment: As Learning<\/p>\n Lesson Area:\u00a0ACTION: Discussion\/ Mock Vote<\/p>\n Guiding Questions for Teachers<\/em><\/p>\n Type of Assessment: Of Learning<\/p>\n Lesson Area: Consolidation: Voting Poster<\/p>\n Guiding Questions for Teachers<\/em><\/p>\n Individual\u00a0Education\u00a0Plans<\/strong><\/p>\n Modifications<\/p>\n Enrichment<\/p>\n English\u00a0Language\u00a0Learners<\/strong><\/p>\n Culturally\u00a0Responsive\u00a0Pedagogy<\/strong><\/p>\n Indigenous Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n Accessibility &\u00a0Learning Space<\/strong><\/p>\n Title The Provincial Voting Process GUIDING QUESTIONS Is it important to vote? How do I vote in provincial\u00a0elections? OVERVIEW Voting in elections is the way Canadians express their\u00a0choices for who they think is best to represent their needs\u00a0locally and lead the province. DOWNLOAD BACKGROUNDER (PDF) In this lesson, your students review essential information\u00a0about voting in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elementary-lessons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1162,"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258\/revisions\/1162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}LEARNING GOALS<\/h3>\n
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