Find resources for teaching about elections with your English language learners (ELLs) in our updated collection, as well as booklists, multimedia civics resources, and tips focused on media literacy.

Students using maps

Reading a map is an important skill for students to use in many different content areas.

Young boy holding up his hand
By: Christina Soontornvat
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Leo's dad is voting in his first election as a naturalized U.S. citizen, and he promises to take Leo to the polls with him. Leo can't wait!

Woman and man standing on the land
By: Ashley Fairbanks
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"Before my family lived in this house, a different family did, and before them, another family, and another before them. And before that, the family lived here, not in a house, but a wigwam.

Illustration of a box
By: Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley

Hello! Who do you see and hear in the woods today? Meet a variety of woodland and water animals in this story written in Anishinaabemowin (also called Ojibwe) and English.

Navajo Code Talkers

DK Super Readers Level 4: Navajo Code Talkers will introduce kids to about the Navajo code talkers sending top-secret messages in code based on their native languages during World War II.

Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome
By: Nancy Cooper

It’s a special day for Amik the beaver and her little sister, Nishiime. Their cousins are coming to visit! Amik is excited, but Nishiime feels nervous about meeting new people, and when the cousins finally arrive, Nishiime disappears.

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