Election activities for kids

We have teamed up with award-winning kids and family podcast creators, Tinkercast, to inspire curiosity around the 2024 election and to make a complex topic fun for our readers! Together with Tinkercast, we see this big moment in our democracy as an opportunity to learn the HOWs and WOWs of an election.

Read our special interview with host, Mindy Thomas!

Enjoy our Q&A with Mindy Thomas, the engaging host of Two Whats?! And a Wow! to learn how she’s putting the “wow” in the election for kids.

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Out now! A special podcast episode of Two Whats?! And a Wow!

The ballot has gone bonkerballs as Guy and Mindy share Presidential facts and fiction, and The Week Junior’s Junior Council members call in to tell us what’s WHAT?! and what’s WOW!

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Access our special teacher guide

Parents and teachers, access our special teacher guide to help you plan fun election-related activities that will inspire your students or children. This guide also features activities from Tinkercast!

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Join Tinkercast's TinkerClass!

Sign up for TinkerClass here! The first ever FREE podject-based-learning tool that invites K-5 students to listen, wonder, tinker and make like scientists, engineers, and detectives! Includes ad-free educational podcasts with NGSS, Social Studies, and ELA-aligned curriculum.

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