Break the children up into groups. Each group will be responsible for researching one of the political parties or leaders.
Ask each group of children to visit the website for the political party or leader they are responsible for and read information about the party's or leader's policies. Ask them to write down the party or leader's main ideas.
Provide each group of children with newspapers that contain articles about the party or leader they are researching. Ask them to find articles that speak to their party's or leader's main ideas. Have the children cut out these articles.
Give each group a piece of Bristol and colored markers. Ask the group to create a poster that shows the party's or leader's main ideas. Each group should also use the newspaper articles they cut out as part of the poster.
Ask each group to elect a leader for the group. This person will represent the leader of the party the group has researched. This leader will also participate in a classroom debate. Students can choose to vote for their group's leader or decide as a group through discussion.
Ask each group to present their poster to the rest of the class. Allow students who are listening to ask questions about the party or leader being presented.
Organize a mock debate in the class. Have each leader of the group stand in front of the class as you ask them general questions, such as their stance on healthcare and why they believe their policy is the correct one. Allow the mock leaders to debate each other and for the students not participating to ask questions and provide their own opinions.