If you have kids, I hope they're keeping up with this election too! We've decided to keep the kids home from school tomorrow (we're playing hooky too). They'll watch the returns, color in their maps, and play on websites that explain our political system. Here are some great sites...
http://pbskids.org/democracy/
http://www.brainpop.com/spotlight/election/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008.htm
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/
http://www.electoral-vote.com/
http://www.kids.gov/
http://www.historycentral.com/elections/
http://www.surfnetkids.com/electoral.htm
Historical elections and how the electoral votes broke down: http://www.270towin.com/
A blank map to color in for electoral votes: http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2004/info/blank_map.png
When the polls will close nationwide: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/poll.closing/
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