How to hold a mock election for kids
Jon Palmer for Boston.com
Studying the issues
The students read books like “The Voice of the People: American Democracy in Action” by Becky Maestro and Giulio Maestro and “Take a Stand!” by Daniel Wiezmann and talked about them with their class. And they used the classroom computers.
“That really helped them make a connection with the candidates, seeing them on the Internet,” said Doane.
