Teaching About Elections: ELL Resources

Election & Civics Resources for Students

• Election Central (PBS Learning Media)
• Electoral Decoder: Interactive Map (PBS Learning Media)
• Talking with Young Kids About Elections, Voting, and Justice for All (PBS Kids)
• Turning Out: The Youth Vote (NewsHour Student Reporting Labs)
• iCivics: Election Headquarters (See iCivics resources and games available in Spanish)
• National Student/Parent Mock Election: Voter Education Portal Teaching Materials
• Civics in Real Life (Florida Joint Center for Citizenship)
• Video for ELLs: How Congress Works (Voice of America, via Larry Ferlazzo)
• CNN 10 (CNN stories for middle and high school)

Media Literacy

• Time to Boost Media Literacy (Facing History)
• Fostering Civil Discourse: How do we talk about issues that matter? (Facing History)
• Ideas for Teaching Students About Elections, Even in Polarized Times (Edutopia)
• AI Literacy Lessons for Grades 6–12 (Common Sense Media)

Spanish-Language Election Information

• USA.gov: Voting Information in Spanish

Teaching ELL and Immigrant Students

• Creating a Welcoming Classroom for ELL and Immigrant Students
• Talking About Immigration: Classroom Resources
• Social Studies Resources for ELLs

Current events

• Denver high school kids built an AI app to help immigrants vote (NPR)

Books & Authors

My America: Many Voices, Many Stories

These books celebrate a diverse range of American voices and experiences, including voting in an election, immigrating to this country, and the journey to becoming a U.S. citizen.

Featured Video: Janet Wong reads "Liberty"

Poet Janet Wong reads and discusses her poem "Liberty", which is featured in Poems to Learn by Heart.