This document outlines a lesson plan for teaching 8th grade students about various activities on polling day using a simulation strategy. The plan involves students taking on roles related to the electoral process like election officials and voters. The teacher will first explain key concepts and procedures like adult franchise and voting. Students will then conduct a mock polling simulation where they will practice voter identification, casting votes, and other polling day processes. The lesson aims to help students understand and appreciate their democratic right to vote.

1. INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN
VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ON
A POLLING DAY
Simulation strategy

2. LESSON PLAN
SIMULATION STRATEGY
 NAME OF THE TEACHER
: NISHA.P
 NAME OF THE
SCHOOL :KTCTEMHSS
 STANDARD: VIII
 DIVISION :
 STRENGTH : 44
 SUBJECT: SOCIAL
SCIENCE
 UNIT : PEOPLE AND
THE STATE
GOVERNMENT
 TOPIC: VARIOUS
ACTIVITIES ON A
POLLING DAY
 DATE :
 DURATION: 45 MINUTE
CURRICULAR STATEMENT
To understand the voting procedure and
exercising of vote right

3. LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Learner recognizes the importance of voting
right
2. Learner interprets the exercising of vote with
the democratic activity.
3. Lerner internalizes the various activities on a
polling day.
4. Learner empowers through exercising of
mock voting

4. CONTENT ANALYSIS
 TERMS
Election,
franchise,
Vote, polling,
voters
identity card,
general
election,
 CONCEPTS
DEMOCRACY
ADULT FRANCHISE

5. FACTS
 India is the largest democratic country.
 The election are held in India on the basis
of universal adult franchise from panchayat
to parliament.
 To conduct an independent and
dispassionate elections, Election
commission came into being as per the
stipulation in the Indian constitution.
 Election is an inevitable process in any
democratic country.

6. Adult franchise
 The people of a democratic country elect
there own representatives directly.
 Franchise is essential for the protection of
human rights.
 Any citizen in India who has completed 18
years of age can exercise votes in the
election regardless of his/her caste,
creed, religion, race, community,
language and region.

7.  Adult franchise is the most important
right conferrer on a citizen in any
democratic country.
 Exercising of franchise provides the
citizens an opportunity to participate
in the process of democracy.
 Election identity card issued by the
Election Commission of India.

8. TEACHING LEARNING
INTERACTIONS.
 CLASSROOM
INTERACTION
PROCEDURE
 Teacher introduce
the concepts adult
franchise and
explains important
procedure on a
polling day.
 Shows pictures
and videos
 PUPIL
RESPONSE
 Observes
 Asks doubts

9. PREPARATION THE MATERIALS AND
EQUIPMENTS NEEDED.
 Sample election identity card.
 Arrangement of class room furniture
for conducting demonstration.
 Sample electronic voting machine
 Ink and voter’s list
 Posters of candidates and their
symbol.

10. INTRODUCE THE PUPILS TO THE
SIMULATION.
 TEACHER EXPLAINS HOW AND WHY
IT IS TO BE PLAYED

11. Teacher shows various pictures

16. Assign pupils their tasks and brief them
in their roles.
 Assign role of student as booth level
officer, election duty officers,
presiding officer
 Agents of candidates
 Other pupil as adult franchise with
their identity card.

17. Teacher act as organizer and score
keeper
 Teacher create a suitable learning
atmosphere through simulation
strategy.
 Teacher assess the role
performance of pupil.

18. Pupil discuss the situation, make
generalization and draw conclusions.
 Voter identification
 Exercising the voting rights.
 Voters queue
 Polling officials
 Voting machine
 Agents of candidates
 Voting time

19. FORMULATIVE EVALUATION
PROCEDURE.
 Define Adult franchise?
 Explain the importance of voter’s identity
card?
 Write the details on a identity card?
 Briefly explain the various activities on a
polling day?
 Exercising of franchise provides the
citizens an opportunity to participate in
the process of democracy, do you agree
with the statement?

20. FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES
Conduct an interview with your
Booth Level Officer (BLO) and
prepare a report on the basis of
his/her experience in 16th Lok saba
election.