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4 Fun Election Day Activities for the Elementary Classroom

Election Day classroom activities banner featuring a student placing a ballot into a box

I am the type of teacher that absolutely adores teaching based around themes. So, September through January for me is basically amazing. There are some teachers who prefer other ways of teaching, but there is nothing I love more than teaching week by week on a different seasonal theme! This past week, we learned about Election Day (these kids won’t be at school Monday or Tuesday). We did some fun Election Day activities, including a mock election and a flip book.

Election Day Activities: Reading Flip Book

All About Election Day reading flip book for elementary students with reading, writing, and sorting activities

The Election Day flip book and craft activity offers students a fun, interactive way to learn about the importance of voting and Election Day, while also reinforcing key reading and writing skills. Through a structured reading passage and a series of engaging follow-up activities—including comprehension questions, true-or-false sorting, and a reflective writing page—students deepen their understanding of the voting process.

Classroom Election & Classroom Campaigns

Then, we had our mock election between Grace, Duck, and My Teacher. These characters come from Duck for President, Grace for President, and My Teacher for President.

Election Day read aloud books including Duck for President, Grace for President, and My Teacher for President

First, we had to learn about what each candidate stood for, so we read books and researched our candidates. Here are my affiliate links to Amazon for those books…

For this Election Day activity, I started by Reading Duck for President, Grace for President, and My Teacher for President aloud. Then, I split my kids up into campaign teams. They made posters for their candidate. Finally, we held a mock election.

Student-made campaign posters for Election Day classroom activity featuring Duck for President and Grace for President

Here is a look at the students campaigning posters.

If they wanted to vote, they had to fill out a voter registration. We discussed the requirements of having to register to vote at the age of 18, so this was their form of “registering!”

Classroom Election Day activity showing a decorated ballot box and a student voting ballot

And here is the ballot box! No, this box isn’t fancy or patriotic like I had planned. But as teachers, I think we all understand that not all lessons can go as perfectly as they’re thought up in your head! I hope you enjoyed this round-up of election day activities for the classroom.