Election

We talked about the election today and had our own election in class.  We weren't voting for a president, but for either Pepsi or Coke.  We discussed how the election works a little bit and how the electoral college votes work. 

To do this so it made sense I gave students slips of paper with different states and how many electoral votes that state would get.  They then wrote either Coke or Pepsi on the paper and turned it in.  I used the map that you see below to tally the votes.  The blue was Pepsi and the red was Coke.  Pepsi won the election and so the kids all got a can of Pepsi to enjoy during math.



Take some time out home to talk with your student about the election and the different candidates.