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Here is a list of adult ELL lessons, videos, classroom activities, and voter information to support adult education and English language instruction. Tomorrow, I will post free resources on voter registration, voting rights, elections, and media literacy. You can find the full list on COABE’s Voter Resources page.
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
ATLAS ABE
Annaberg Classroom (K12—adapt for AE)
Bill of Rights Institute (K12—adapt for AE)
- Unit
6: Political Participation and Elections
- Voter
Turnout in Midterm and General Elections Activity
Bow Valley College Literacy Readers (Canada—adapt for
the U.S.)
- Ali
Chooses a Leader (archived offsite)
Center for Civic Education (K12—adapt for AE)
- The Constitution Explained (video playlist)
- Voting, Elections, and Representation (video playlist)
CISA.gov
- 2026
Election Infrastructure Security Plan
- Resilience
Graphic Novels: Real Fake and Bug Bytes (misinformation about
elections) (archived onsite)
- Electoral
Process Infographic – English | Spanish
Translation (archived offsite)
- Election
Disinformation Toolkit – English | Spanish
Translation (archived offsite)
Civics Renewal Network (K12—adapt for AE)
·
Resources
for Teaching About Voting and Elections (featured) | search
results
Common Sense Education
EL Civics
ESL Discussions
- Voting (20
discussion questions)
ESL Fast
- Voting (17
conversations)
elli (formerly ESL Library) (Requires subscription).
- American
Presidents
- Election
Day (U.S)
- The
Remarkable Reliability of US Elections LI
| HI
| Adv
- 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 (K12—adapt for AE)
- 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)
- 5
Actions Beyond the Voting Booth playlist
iCivics (K12—adapt for AE)
- Cast
Your Vote game
- Constitution Day activities
- The Constitution Explained videos | assignable lessons | 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
Jennifer ESL
Learn English Feel Good
Learning Chocolate
- U.S. Citizenship 10: Voting Part 1
- U.S. Citizenship 11: Voting Part 2
- U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights
Learning for Justice (K12—adapt for AE)
- Civics for Democracy
- Hopewatch:
Tips for spotting AI-generated election disinformation and propaganda
- 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
Linguahouse
Listen A Minute
MN Literacy
National Archives Foundation: Docs Teach
National Constitution Center
- 2024/2025 Academic Civic Calendar: Election Connections
| downloadable pdf
- 2025/2026
Academic Civic Calendar: These Truths downloadable pdf
- 2026/2027
Academic Civic Calendar: Practice Civic Virtue downloadable pdf
- Constitution 101: Voting Rights
Nearpod
NELRC: Change Agent Magazine (Subscription required)
- Issue
62 of Change Agent: Advocate, Organize, Vote (Aug 2024) is available via
subscription. Packet
30 features Voting Rights. Packet
33 includes activities for the Media Literacy, Voting, and Advocacy.
Free lesson packets available at nelrc.org
Newsela (K12—adapt for AE! Subscription Required)
News Literacy Project
- New
Lit: News: Elections
- The
Sift: Elections (weekly newsletter for teachers)
- Rumor Guard:
Election Misinformation
- 5
Election disinformation trends to watch out for
- Election
videos: Be informed, not misled playlist
- Elecciones:
Quédese informado, no engañado playlist
PBS
- Civics & Studies (many lesson plans—search for
Voting or Elections) (updated)
- Low literacy voters struggle to cast ballots in the face
of restrictive voting laws
- What is felony disenfranchisement?
PBS Frontline
·
U.S. Voters Share Their
Views & Lives | American Voices 2026 (full documentary)
·
Elections
playlist
PBS Learning Media
ProLiteracy
Share America
- The Electoral College gives states power in presidential
elections (archived onsite)
- How U.S. presidential elections work (video) (archived
onsite)
- Local elections give individuals a voice in democracy (infographic
/ handouts archived offsite)
si.edu
- Preparing
for the Oath: Voting video playlist
StoryCorps
- A More Perfect Union
- One Small Step: Our Effort to Help Strengthen Our Country,
One Conversation at a Time (video playlist)
Study
Teachers Pay Teachers
TED-ED (K12—adapt for AE. Check video description for
links to the lesson plans)
- Elections in the United States (video playlist)
this i believe
- Democracy
(many essays with audio about voting)
USA.gov
US Citizenship Podcast
- Election
ABCs google slides/ video
- Electoral
College Citizenship Quizzes: Part 1: U.S. Civics mp3/ pdf | Part 2: U.S. History mp3 / pdf
- A
Quick Interview Based on the N-400r plus 10qs about Voting and
Elections pdf and mp3
- American
Women who Fought for the Right to Vote pdf
- Interview
E-1 (N-400 focus on voting and residence)
USCIS
- Rights
and Responsibilities – Intermediate Level Lesson Plan and Handouts
- Your
Government and You – Beginning Level Lesson Plan and Handouts
Voice of America
- VOA
Learning English: American
Presidents (text, video, quiz)
- VOA
Learning English: American Presidents (video playlist)
- VOA
News: 2020 USA Votes: Explainers (video playlist)
- VOA
News: VOA
Explains (video playlist)
Vox
Five things you need to know for the 2026 midterms | America, Actually
·
The AI election |
America, Actually
We Speak NYC
Your Election Pal
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