Books & Videos

Books

• 18 Books About Elections for Kids of Every Age (& Lesson Ideas!)
• Books about elections and voting for kids aged pre-K through fifth grade and tweens.
• 16 Books about elections and voting to help you talk to kids about civics.
• Six books about elections that belong in the TBR pile. (That’s “to be read” for the adults attempting to decipher your teenager’s acronyms.)

Videos

• CrashCourse’s YouTube channel currently has 50 “Crash Course” videos on Government and Politics. Watch video #36 to understand the Elections Basics or watch #38 to learn how voters decide who the President is.
• The Kids Academy YouTube channel shares animated videos on government, voting and elections.
• Simply Kinder offers eight different “Teacher Approved” videos about elections, voting, and the office of President of the United States.   
• Rock the Vote’s video, “History of Voting,” is meant to engage our youth in a discussion about voting in an effort to inspire participation.