Elections and Voting in Australia

This elections and voting digital resource is a great way to introduce students to democracy, civics and citizenship, voting and elections in Australia.

Designed with the needs of secondary students (Years 9–12) in mind – with lesson activities to encourage respectful discussions about voting, politics and government. This learning resource does not include specific names of people, parties or political information. It is designed to be used in a non-partisan way to support general learning about voting in Australia and should not be used to influence students in their own voting preferences.

What's inside?

• The slideshow includes 50 (editable) slides with information and activities to complete and includes ten election day and voting activities

Features

• Editable slideshow, so teachers may adjust the content and activities to suit your own learners and context
• The audio function can be turned on or off
• Teachers many edit the text to suit preferences.

What to do

1. Introduce election day and voting to your students.
2. Establish their level of current knowledge, including how many students are enrolled to vote.
3. Share the slideshow over several lessons, including one or more activities with each lesson.
4. Include a community based activity such as a visit to a local council building or electorate office if possible, so students see a link between government, politics and their own local community.
5. Reinforce key messages that are relevant for your students.
6. Assess learning at the end of the unit by encouraging students to reflect on what they have discovered.

Terms of use
This election day activities and voting in Australia slideshow is editable for the purposes of adapting it to suit the learning needs and requirements of your own students. Please respect the rights of the creator by not reselling the resource or sharing it with other teachers or classes.