Democracy Activity Pack

A ready-to-teach printable pack on democracy, the UK Parliament and British values for KS2, with a complete School Council Election Kit so your children can run a real election. Perfect for a democracy week in November, for school council elections, or for teaching British values at any time of year. Ready to print in A4 or US Letter. WHAT'S INSIDE (46 pages) 1. Start here: every activity with a suggested age 2. What is democracy? Fact file: voting, secret ballots, elections, the Government, other UK parliaments and democracy at school 3. British values sort: match 8 situations to democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance 4. Who's who in Parliament: the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Monarch, plus fill the gaps and draw the chamber 5. Commons or Lords? Sort 10 clues 6. How a law is made: 8 sequence cards from idea to Royal Assent 7. How we vote: put the 7 steps of polling day in order and design a ballot paper 8. The road to democracy: timeline from Magna Carta in 1215 to votes at 16 in 2014 9. Votes for women: suffragists and suffragettes, with a banner design and 6 questions 10. The Great Playground Vote: an original story about a class election and a rumour, with 10 questions 11. Fact or opinion? 12 statements 12. Check before you share: the STOP checklist and 5 headlines to judge 13. Debate planner and 12 debate motion cards to cut out 14. If I ran the country: design a flag, write 5 laws and choose rights 15. Our class charter poster to vote on and sign 16. Democracy words: match 10 words to their meanings 17. Word search, word scramble and a VOTE acrostic poem 18. Election results maths: totals, bar chart, fractions and 6 questions 19. Democracy maths: 10 word problems 20. My MP and my area: research page and letter planner 21. Democracy Champion certificate 22. School Council Election Kit: two-week plan and election jobs for children 23. Nomination forms, manifesto and speech planner, and a vote for me campaign poster 24. Poll cards (8 per page) and ballot papers (8 per page) 25. Polling station signs, count sheet and declaration of the result poster 26. 12 badges (I voted, School Councillor, election team) and a School Councillor certificate 27. Answer keys for every worksheet and puzzle WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT - Made for UK classrooms: the UK Parliament, UK elections and the British values schools teach - Teaching pages AND a ready-to-run election kit in one pack - Includes media literacy (fact or opinion, checking sources), a key skill for children today - Written in British English, with original stories and questions - Undated, so you can use it every year WHAT YOU GET - 2 PDF files: A4 and US Letter (same 46 pages) - Quick Start guide (PDF) HOW IT WORKS - Download the files from your Etsy Purchases page - Print at 100% / actual size at home, at school or at a print shop - Print only the pages you need, as many times as you like for your own family or class PLEASE NOTE - This is a DIGITAL download. Nothing physical will be shipped. - The files are not editable. The forms, ballot papers and poll cards have blank lines to write on. - Personal use, or use with one class or group. The election kit pages may be copied for one school's election. Please don't share or resell the files. - This is an independent teaching resource and is not connected to Parliament or any political party, campaign or organisation. It is politically neutral. Designed by Thexton Labs. Artwork and layouts were created with our own code, with the help of AI tools.