As election season heats up, EMC² Learning is thrilled to unveil a lineup of all-new resources that will have your students casting their ballots for fun and engagement! Each of these fully editable classroom activities helps teachers put a playful twist on classic content review strategies, challenging students to not only show what they know but also stretch the truth to their advantage. From bluffing their way through Whopper Stoppers to spinning the wildest tales in LIEwitness News, these activities offer dynamic ways to reinforce key learning objectives while keeping everyone on their toes.
With each of the activities in our election-themed lineup, your students will sharpen their critical thinking and creativity NO MATTER WHAT CONTENT YOU’LL BE COVERING. Whether they’re crafting a compelling argument in the Territory Takedown: Campaign Clash or working hard to predict the tactical maneuvers of their peers in the Rank & File Free For All, these experiences encourage deeper engagement with course content—all while embracing the art of playful deception. Get ready for all sorts of laughs, learning, and the occasional tall tale as your classroom transforms into a battleground of wit and wisdom!
In this all new Territory Takedown’s spirited Campaign Clash, a heated election cycle is underway, and rival teams of strategists from all around the area are gearing up to stake their claim on the electoral map. Are you ready to enter the arena and make history in the political battle of the century?
Feel the “Tier Pressure” as you boost critical thinking and communication skills! In this hilarious (and totally arbitrary) review game, it pays to know your classmates: but will you play to the tastes of your peers or try to swing a vote for the underdog and score the ultimate upset?! Give a click and get in the game!
Say hello to the perfect protocol for sparking all sorts of heated conversations in any classroom! Whether it’s gauging confidence levels or voting on hot topics, this activity sets the stage for rich, meaningful debates. Best of all: this download comes packed with fully editable templates so students can share their voices with almost no advance teacher prep!
Ready to push the limits of your content and explore those boundaries where fact and fabrication collide? Step into the world of LIEwitness News, where students create investigative reports—some factual, others fictional—and it’s up to their peers to determine what’s true and what’s a clever fib. Perfect for critical thinking and learning new content!
Atten-hut! We’re looking for a few good student teams to join the “Rank & File Free For All”! In this strategic showdown, rival squads rank items and try to match the majority’s consensus. It’s a fun, tactical game of predicting your peers and thinking ahead. Do you have the right stuff to soar in this activity?!
Test your students’ ability to spot truth from lies with Whopper Stoppers! In this fast-paced game, teams answer questions, but when they don’t know the answer, they can bluff their way through with a “whopper.” Can your class catch sort out the fake stuff from what’s “reel?” Or will they take home a boatload of half truths?!
The activities featured in this blog post are just a handful of the 800+ resources available and on their way to arrive shortly in the EMC² Learning library. This entire library is available to all members with an active Engagement Engineer or Engagement Engineer PLUS account, and is included with your annual site membership. We hope you’ll consider joining us as an Engagement Engineer to unlock a full year of site access. For complete details including our exclusive limited time offer for annual site membership, click here.
