I struggled to find realistic ballots to help my students learn about the voting process during election season. After finding resource after resource that was cute, but not age-appropriate for my middle schoolers, who wanted to know what ballots really look like, I finally gave up and just made some for myself! And today, I'm sharing them with you.

Tired of the same old “All About Me” worksheets? Discover 3 reasons I ditched them—and the meaningful first day of school activity I use instead to get to know my middle school students.