Our slides, math investigations, biographies, discussion readings, and mock-election activities—together in one place.
The recent election reading was prepared November 4, 2026. October candidate packets are a record of the campaign before Election Day. Our mock election uses fictional candidates for classroom practice.
The newly elected congressional majorities begin serving in January 2027. Reported election results and counting snapshots should not be described as certified final vote totals.
Choose the 19-slide State House Area Lab, the 31-slide mock-election workbook companion, or the separate 33-slide illustrated variation. Read the slide text, present full screen, or download the original file.
Original 19-slide class lesson. The November 4 election numbers are a reporting snapshot; 81% reporting is not vote share. Measure classroom station mats unless a real-world scale is given.
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20 classroom resources
19-slide investigation using real State House places, Maura Healey biography, basketball, flags, Constitution frame, Sacred Cod, and building footprint. Connects area to a Nov. 4 election reporting snapshot.
Dated November 4, 2026. 81% reporting and 62.75% vote share describe different quantities in an interim snapshot; these are not final election totals.
12-page station exhibits and actual-size measuring mats for five investigations plus the optional Senate Chamber extension.
Print at 100% / Actual Size, turn Fit to Page off, and check the 1 cm calibration square.
8-page student packet: election reporting grid, five area investigations, exit ticket, optional scale/volume extension.
Measure the separate station mats. The pictures in this worksheet are not the measuring templates. The final page is an optional advanced extension.
7-page preparation guide, facilitation, exact answers, estimation ranges, sources, and image credits.
3-page November 3 Election Day follow-along worksheet with perimeter vocabulary, formulas, and real-world classroom models.
Some prompts refer to a separate 21-slide presentation that is not included here. See the teacher guide for the lesson sequence.
2-page reference explaining perimeter, area, length, width, rectangle, square, boundary, units, formula, and related measurement language.
4-page lesson sequence, answer key, differentiation, civic context, and sources. Public version removes student names from page 4.
Public classroom copy. The guide references a separate 21-slide presentation; that presentation is not included here.
3-page Nov. 4, 2026 reading: Healey and Markey reelection, congressional results, midterm elections, vetoes, divided government, and five comprehension questions.
Class reading dated November 4, 2026. Newly elected congressional majorities begin serving in January 2027.
14-page October 2026 packet: purpose of government, governor responsibilities, real candidates and selected policy ideas, 12-token community budget, teacher notes and sources.
Pre-election classroom archive, October 2026. Candidate ideas are campaign proposals, not promised outcomes.
6-page packet with party and governor-role questions, debate listening organizer, candidate ideas, governor research task, teacher answer key and sources.
Pre-election classroom archive, October 26, 2026. Read with an adult and use selected recorded debate excerpts.
6-page set with four differentiated readings: our state and its governor; three branches; Massachusetts communities; a short governor reading. Includes discussion prompts and teacher guide.
33-slide illustrated unit on leadership, government, democracy, platforms, campaigns, ballots, and respectful voting. Introduces fictional candidates Avery Harbor and Jordan Woods.
Illustrated variation: fictional Avery Harbor and Jordan Woods. These differ from the candidates and platforms in the workbook companion unit.
31-slide unit on leadership, governor responsibilities, democracy, campaigns, and fair voting. Fictional Avery Shore and Jordan Fields profiles/platforms match the recovered workbook, campaign kit, and teacher guide.
Workbook companion: fictional Avery Shore and Jordan Fields. This version matches the student workbook and campaign kit.
22-page blank student workbook with leadership, governor role, democracy, fictional-candidate comparisons, fact/opinion, campaign planning, speeches, ballots, and reflection.
Fictional Avery Shore and Jordan Fields. Use with the 31-slide workbook companion unit.
17-page printable kit: fictional candidate profiles, equal-time rules, campaign jobs, poster/flyer/speech templates, voter guide, practice ballots, polling signs, tally sheet and I Voted badges.
Fictional Avery Shore and Jordan Fields. Use with the 31-slide workbook companion unit.
11-page October 1–November 3 unit calendar, standards, vocabulary, lesson plans, fair campaign procedures, differentiation, assessments, and resources.
Fictional-candidate simulation. Use with the 31-slide workbook companion unit.
3 pages: poster directions, party/platform planning, and an 18-point student self-check rubric. Supports a pretend candidate or source-checked real candidate.
Practice comparing ideas respectfully; students do not need to share family political views.
4-page photo edition: 11×17 poster, letter-size chart, student activity and sources, photo credits. Compares West Tisbury, Massachusetts and U.S. government.
Office-holder snapshot checked October 20–22, 2026. The pictured student is an illustration, not a real child.
2-page biography explains Hancock’s public service, the 1780 constitution, governor powers, Shays’ Rebellion aftermath, historical voting restrictions, discussion prompts, and sources.
Hancock was the first governor under the 1780 state constitution; colonial governors came before him.
Original one-page class biography about colonial protest, independence, constitutional government, and Adams’s service as governor. Its vocabulary and historical arguments are best explored with a teacher.
Teacher note: the reference to Surry needs context. Surry was an enslaved woman given to Adams’s wife. Accounts say Adams called for her freedom, but the timing of her legal emancipation is uncertain. Read this passage as a question about historical evidence, rather than a settled timeline.
The classroom archive includes blank activities, readings, slides, and teacher guides. The perimeter teacher guide is a public classroom copy with student names removed.
Math preparation: print the State House Station Kit at Actual Size and check its calibration square. The Area Field Guide pairs with those mats. Some Election Day perimeter worksheet questions refer to a separate 21-slide presentation; that presentation is not included in this collection. Use the accompanying teacher guide to plan those prompts.
Historical context: the governor-race and debate packets preserve October 2026 campaign proposals. The levels-of-government poster shows office holders as checked October 20–22, 2026. Students may live in towns other than the school’s town, West Tisbury.
Fair participation: students can compare ideas and practice civic skills without sharing family political views. The mock-election kits introduce fictional candidates and provide blank practice ballots.
Biographical and election information reviewed November 5, 2026. Videos and classroom readings keep their original dates.
Classroom downloads preserve their own source lists and image credits. The November 2026 reporting figures in the Area Lab are a dated snapshot, not certified final vote totals.
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