4th Grades Hold a Mock Presidential Election

Students in Mrs. Lewiston's, Mrs. Rude's, and Mrs. Swanson's 4th grades held a mock election on Tuesday, November 7, 2008 after discussing the election process, how a person can become president of the United States, the candidates in this years' election, etc. in our Social Studies classes.  We learned that a person who chooses to run for president must be a citizen of the U.S., must have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years, and be at least 35 years old.  We also learned a little about the Electoral College.  The person who becomes our president might win the popular vote and not become president, because he/she needs to win one-half of all of the electoral votes (276).  Students in Mrs. Swanson's class played a Math game using a United States map with the electoral votes for each state written on the map.  By rolling a dice and answering a question correctly, a student could win the electoral votes for that state.  It was fun to be "elected" president for a day (and learn a little about the election process, too)!! 

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