The 2nd Graders Have Spoken {Election Results} and Charleston Recommendations?

Well that title wins the award of my most random title ever.

It’s Election Day!  Have you heard?  Besides that other election, our 2nd graders voted for their Candy bar President today.

It was a lot of fun!

First, we made sure we had our Voter Registration Cards. {With these photo ID laws changing back and forth, we wanted to be prepared}

This one is one of Jenna’s students.  I just loved her ID picture, so I had to snap it :)

Then, we made speeches to all three 2nd grade classes.

We decided as a grade level to vote for candy bars in each other’s classes.  We thought that would make for a more fair election. 

These were some passionate speeches.

{favorite line: “My name is Mr. Snickers and I improve this message}.  That one elicited a ton of giggles.

Then it was time to vote.  I dropped the ball regarding making a really cute election booth.  It’s just been so crazy around here the last few weeks….so I made a make-shift one in my supply closet.







It was an extremely close election. {Much like that other election is promising to be}

8 votes to 7 votes. Snickers or Kit-Kat?

But the victor was…



Can you believe Twix was not even in the running?

They had a lot of fun with this here Candy Bar Election, and I got to secretly teach them about the important parts of the election. Win. Win.

Tomorrow we’ll celebrate our new president with a Snickers Party.  We’ll also graph the results and write a newspaper article about it!

In case you’re wondering, all of these activities are from my Candy Bar Election packet.  I put it ON SALE over at TpT in case you wanna grab it for next year! Yes!  I do it every year {even non-election years}.



And last but not least, my hubby and I are flying out to Charleston to meet two other couple friends for a weekend getaway!  We’re so looking forward to it.  I’ve done my research on where to go, but we’re always looking for other suggestions!  We like to eat and enjoy a cocktail or two, but we’re up for anything!  Email me, or leave a suggestion or 12 in the comments below!!!!

Thanks so much!

Enjoy the rest of your week.

I leave you with my election buddy from earlier tonight.  My Georgie Girl.

-Halle

Have You Voted Yet?

Not for our real president.  Although, I have heard early voting is the way to go. 

I’m talking candy.  Candy for President!!!!

We’re going to start gearing up for the election this week {provided school isn't closed foreverrrrrrr due to Sandy!} with my Candy Bar Election unit.  I am sooo excited, because I do it yearly, and it is buckets of fun! {Make sure you scroll all the way to the bottom of this post for ALL the Candy Goodness!}

Pictured: Ballot Box Sign, Press ID Badge, Ballots {color & Black and White shown}, Voter Registration Card, Newspaper Article

By voting for Candy Bars, students learn all the elements of a regular election {you can even hold primaries!}, but without any influence of their parent’s political beliefs.  Plus, students KNOW CANDY.  Really well.  I’ve had students get as passionate about a Kit-Kat bar, as people do about Romney or Obama!

Here’s a peek at what else My Candy Bar Election includes:

To make this unit fit all grade levels, many of the sheets come in a less “cutesy” format too!





If you’re still looking for something for the election, hurry up and snag it by clicking the Preview Picture below :)



Now, if you can guess which Candy Bar I would vote for, you can win this guy for FREE!  I’ll email it to the first person who guesses correctly.  Don’t forget to leave your email. 

And here’s a HINT:  My favorite Candy bar is not mentioned OR pictured above {I couldn't make it too easy!}

I’ll be spending at least the rest of the day today and tomorrow hanging out with the hubby, catching up on TV shows {as long as we have power}, and reading a book or two, while we try our best to avoid Sandy’s wrath!

Stay safe, my fellow East Coasters!

~Halle

Giveaway Winner and a Fall Sale

Hello!

I hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday!  It’s a beautiful day here in NJ.  We took our morning “Starbucks Walk”, and I even got a little shopping in.  I’ll be spending the rest of the day alternating hanging out with the Mr. and our family and {his} friends watching some football and getting some grading done.

I wanted to pop in and announce my Burlap sign winner:

a Rafflecopter giveaway 

Congrats, Maria!  I’ll be emailing you to find out what kind of sign you would like :)

As you’re most likely aware, a bunch of really awesome bloggers are holding sales in their TpT shops, and since I’m all about the sales, we had to join in too.


I just posted my new Candy Bar Election unit to TpT.  I am soooooooo, soooooo, sooooo excited about it.  Candy bars are the yummiest best way to teach your kiddos about the election process and really get them involved. I used it 4 years ago, and my kids were OBSESSED. I’m going to devote a future post to my unit to show it in all its glory, but here’s a preview pic. 

Click the picture to head straight to my store and get it while it’s on SALE.

Alright everyone!  Hope you’re enjoying your first FULL day of fall!

-Halle