Remember "current events" homework back in the old days -- you had to read the newspaper the night before, cut out an article that interested you and give a talk to the class about it the next day? You can help get your kids into the swing of the presidential primaries right now with Kids Pick The President: The Kids' Primary, a special on Nickelodeon TV at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on Sun., Jan. 13.
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: The Kids' Primary explains how presidents are elected in the United States; the primary system; the current candidates; and what it means to be a Democrat or a Republican. The special, which will also stream on TurboNick, encourages kids to go online to vote in Nickelodeon's first kids' primary.
Did you know that kids have predicted the next president in four out of the last five national elections? The Kids Pick the President campaign includes three television specials with Linda Ellerbee, and a special online election website. Kids can log onto Nick to learn about each candidate. The website features explanations of the election process, photographs and information about each candidate and a calendar of the major election events.
A second special, Kids Pick the Issues, will premiere in March and will feature a discussion with kids about the issues and policies that matter to them. In the October Kids Pick the President special, Ellerbee will take kids' questions to the final candidates, and kids will be encouraged to go online and vote.
~ Lisa
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