Hereby Electing

Tomorrow during the morning, our class will take some time manning the kids election voting precinct. Our district's precinct (for the kids election, not the grown-up one) is in the Woodbrook library. Each of the students has been assigned a position, from sheriff to bean counter to judges who will help the voters find their voting booth. Should give the kids a pretty good idea of how it actually does work. I told them today that I stood in line for three hours on Saturday to vote and saw all of these positions in action.

We also discussed a little bit about a market economy today, but we couldn't get too far into the fine details. I did give them the lesson of responsibility: only buy what you can pay for.  As I told them, this is not a political statement. It's just a common sense one. This is a part of our BizTown curriculum, as we begin preparations already for our trip in December.

There will also be a States and Capitals quiz on Friday over the western states, including Alaska and Hawaii. They should have a page with them tonight that has all eleven states on it, where they are, and what the capitals are. See the side bar on this very blog (under "Good Links") for a handy studying game for this very topic.

Well, the kids are pouring in from recess. I'd better sign off. Have a fantastic week.