Is Early Campaigning the Key to Success?

Explore the answer with your students through VPAP’s interactive data visualization, “ When Does Gubernatorial Fundraising Start?"

Within the visual, students can hover over the blue, red, and yellow shapes to learn more about each candidate data point.

Engage Your Students in Thoughtful Discussion

We've prepared discussion prompts to guide your class through the visualization above. You’ll find versions for both high school and middle school, each offering ten tailored prompts.

• For High Schoolers: These questions challenge students to analyze the data, think critically about campaign strategies, and ponder the broader implications for our democratic process.

• For Middle Schoolers: The prompts are more straightforward, focusing on direct observations from the graph and encouraging students to consider the implications without needing advanced political knowledge.

Students can easily make a copy of the editable template and submit their responses through your school’s learning management system, like Canvas or Schoology.

Encourage Student Choice

Student choice often unlocks curiosity. Consider letting your students pick 3-5 questions to answer or work in pairs. Then, bring the class together to share their insights.

Discover More Resources and Stay Connected

Check out the Educator Resources tab on VPAP’s Civics Navigator page for additional materials that make teaching civics and engaging with your students easier.

With Virginia Civics Education Week and Election Day approaching, we're developing fresh, topical, and dynamic educator resources to help you teach these topics as they unfold.