Elections

Ian added his "I Voted" sticker to his self-portrait.

Ian learned about the election process at a Thursday homeschool group lesson.  The lesson included discussing the criteria for running for president, the criteria for registering to vote, and the Republican and Democratic Parties.  The lesson activity was to make a collage with election related newspaper articles/pictures/cartoons.

Ian and Eric accompanied me when I voted on Tuesday.  On our walk to the polling location, we discussed the political yard signs we passed.  On our way home, we discussed why ballots are secret and how votes are tallied.  The boys didn't get to vote in the national election, but they did get to vote for their favorite book at the library.

Books:  Duck for President by Cronin;  Running for Public Office by Capua;  Getting Elected by Nelson and Donovan