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The Largest Generation Project

Teacher Tools

We’re here to help you inspire your students to register or pre-register and prepare them to vote! To request a free packet of non-partisan materials, please complete this form.

In most states, students can pre-register before they are 18 then they’ll automatically be registered when they do turn 18!


Lift Every Vote’s free, non-partisan resources are the product of a collaboration between veteran teachers, election officials, digital engagement strategists, and democracy activists. They include:

  • Free Teacher Packets

  • Online and Downloadable Digital Resources

  • Member Support


Online Instructional Materials

Lessons and Curriculum

Take 10 Minutes to Register Future Voters from Learning for Justice’s Future Voter Project

This mini-workshop on how to prepare to register students includes links to other lessons and activities.

Civic Literacy Overview from You Can Vote

4 high school lessons explore Identity, Power, Justice, and Change.

Resources and Lessons from Committee of Seventy, a Philadelphia-based Nonprofit

This teacher-made, two-week unit plan includes activities on how to register and obtain ballots, how to evaluate information before voting, and the history of American voting rights.


Text & Graphics Materials — Adult-Made

State Election Guides: Arizona, Florida Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin from 18byVote

Links to guides that provide detailed information on each state’s eligibility and registration guidelines.

The False Narrative of Vote-by-Mail Fraud from The Brennan Center

The analysis offers context of recent claims of fraud, and info about identity verification, ballot security, penalties, and audits.

On Civic Learning and Engagement from Center for Information & Research

Recommendations based on a 2022 report on the civic access and experiences of teens.

What Does It Take to Run a Voter Pre-Registration Drive? from The Civics Center

This toolkit includes links to extensive resources, including a virtual workshop, state-by-state resources, and FAQs.

Five Habits of Active Citizenship from Committee of Seventy

Learn each habit — Be a voter; Invite diverse perspectives; Choose your news wisely; Learn how it works; Act — as early as you can.


Audio/Video Resources — Adult-Made

Four short videos about the plurality of eligible voters who do not vote from The 100 Million

These short videos (2-1/2 - 6-1/2 minutes) introduce the diversity of the 100 million non-voting Americans and their reasons for not voting.

The Land That Never Is Yet from Scene on Radio

Season 4 is a 12-part audio series that examines the history of authoritarianism, voter suppression and gerrymandering, foreign intervention, and the role of money in US politics.

How Your Government Works from What The Vote Idaho

This 4-1/2 minute video provides a brief introduction to the branches and levels of government and the importance of being a voter.

Young People Shake Up Elections (History Proves It) from The National Museum of American History at The Smithsonian Institute

This program features 10 stories of young people shaping and changing elections in US history in five short videos presented by youth. The Class Guide assists in guiding productive classroom conversations.

Text & Graphic Materials — Youth-Made

So You’re 18—Why Should You Care About Going to the Polls on Election Day? from MakeIt100

1) Your vote matters. 2) You will not be overlooked. 3) Do you care about something? 4) Your future is in your hands.

I Did a Voter Registration Drive in My High School, and You Should too! by Yasin Ibraham

A high-school student describes the experience of running a high school voter registration drive using materials from The Civics Center.

Why Your Vote Matters in the Fight to End Gun Violence from #VoteThatJawn

This short, informative opinion piece discusses the Second Amendment and federal gun legislation.

 


Audio/Video Resources — Youth-Made and Youth-Centric

Live the Legacy Podcast: Intergenerational Conversations between Andrew Goodman (youth) Ambassadors and Alumni and civil rights leaders

These podcast episodes, some as short as 8 minutes, connect young people to the civil rights struggle by young people to access the vote. Topics include Freedom Summer, Hip Hop Caucus, and Black Futures Lab.

Short educational videos aimed at new voters from Tomorrow We Vote

19 Short, 2-20 minute videos. Topics include SCOTUS decisions, the role of state legislatures, battleground states, and SCOTUS decisions.

Youth Voices for HS Voter Registration from The Civics Center

Inspiring 90-second video featuring young people who speak about the myths and realities of youth voting.

A series of Short (<4 minute) PSA Videos from YVote

“Let’s Talk About Civic Engagement” and “Preparing the Next Generation of Voters and Changemakers” are just two of the available titles.

Student Voting Podcasta non-partisan platform by and for students, to express their views, learn to reach student voters in meaningful ways, and help discern fact from fiction

These 25 podcast episodes cover a vast array of issues including Election Integrity, Pre-Registration, Tribal Voting, and the 26th Amendment. Most episodes last about an hour.