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Access FREE voter resources for your adult learners.

Special thanks to COABE member, Jennifer Gagliardi for compiling this exhaustive list.

Adult Education & English Language Learner Resources

American English at State

• About the USA: Duties of a Citizen pg 121-127
• Election Vocabulary graphics (Facebook Album)
• Election Vocabulary I and Election Vocabulary 2 (video)

A Starting Point (ASP)

• What are current voting rights issues?
• What, if anything, is needed to ensure the safety and security of our elections?
• Is there anything you would change to improve the current voter regulations/laws?
• What is Citizens United and is it a good or bad thing?
• What is the Electoral College and is it still effective and necessary?
• What is gerrymandering and is it still effective or necessary?

ActiVote

• Daily polls and quizzes

ATLAS ABE

• Government Task: Voting Rights for Incarcerated People

Bow Valley College Literacy Readers (Canada—adapt for the U.S.)

• A Proud Canadian audio book | print book
• Ali Chooses a Leader audio book | print book

Center for Civic Education

• The Constitution Explained
• The Constitution Explained (video playlist)
• 60 Seconds Civics Podcast (Includes daily listening comprehension question on the website; Search for voting or elections episodes)
• Voting Lessons
• Voting, Elections, and Representation (video playlist)

Center for Media Literacy

• ESL and Media Literacy

CISA.gov

• Resilience Graphic Novels: Real Fake (misinformation about elections)
• S. Electoral Process Infographic – English | Spanish Translation
• Election Disinformation Toolkit – English | Spanish Translation

Civics Renewal Network

• Voting, Elections, Politics lesson plans and resources

Common Sense Education

• News Literacy Lessons to Help Students Understand Election Media

EL Civics

• Voting Amendments

ESL Discussions

• Voting (20 discussion questions)

ESL Fast

• Voting (17 conversations)

elli (formerly ESL Library) (Requires subscription).

• Americans Celebrate 2020 Election Results
• American Presidents
• Election Day (U.S)
• Voting Ballots
• Check “News for Me” section for more activities

ESL Podcast: (Excellent resource for Advanced students. Requires subscription.)

• Government + Law
  • Daily English 689 – Listening to a Political Speech
  • Daily English 733–Voting in an Election
  • Daily English 757–Getting Political Support
  • Daily English 825–Political Advertising
  • Daily English 1230–Expressing Disapproval of Elected Officials

ESOL Courses

• Electing an American President (Intermediate level)

Facing History

• Teaching Resources for the US Elections (Collection)
• Voting Rights in the United States (mini-lesson)
• Voting Rights in the United States (reading)
• Student Activities: Voting Rights in the United States (slides)

 First Literacy

• Elections and Civic Preparation (2016)
• Community Engagement Lesson Plan
• Change Agent Voting (2008)
• Know the Candidates
• Simplified Republican or Democrat Quiz
• How Do We Elect the President?

Google Arts and Culture

• 21 Stories about Voting
• National Archives: What Voting Rights Struggles Persist?
• National Archives: How Did Women Win the 19th Amendment? A Piecemeal Path to Women’s Voting Rights
• National Voting Rights Museum & Institute: Voting Milestones
• Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino: ¡Sí se puede! A Latino History of Voting Rights in the United States

How to Vote in Every State

• How to Vote in 2024 (and Beyond) (Vlog Brother’s video)

iCivics (K12—adapt for AE)

• Cast Your Vote game
• Constitution Day activities
• The Constitution Explained videos | assignable videos | videos on YouTube | English transcripts | Spanish video playlist
• Election Headquarters
• It’s a State Thing (2024 video)
• Voting Lesson Plans (includes customizable slide decks)

I Side With

• Daily polls, news, and quizzes
  

Jennifer ESL

• Politics & Election Playlist by YT English Teachers

Learn English Feel Good

• Elections-Related Vocabulary 1
• Elections-Related Vocabulary 2

Learning Chocolate

• S. Citizenship 10: Voting Part 1
• S. Citizenship 11: Voting Part 2
• S. Constitution: Voting Rights

Learning for Justice (K12—adapt for AE)

• Civics for Democracy
• Voting and Elections | Resources for a Civil Classroom
• Teach This: Is Voting A Privilege Or A Right? Returning Citizens And Voting
• The True History of Voting Rights
• Voting and Elections: Resources for a Civil Classroom

Library of Congress

• The Presidential Election Process
• The Right to Vote 
• Issues from Past Presidential Campaigns

Linguahouse

• Elections & Voting Lesson Plan

Listen A Minute

• Voting

MN Literacy

• Voting
• Voter Education 2020: I am a citizen; how do I vote?

National Constitution Center

• 2024/2025 Academic Civic Calendar: Election Connections | downloadable pdf
• Constitution 101: Voting Rights