Home Social Studies How Elections Work Social Studies How Elections Work How a typical democratic election works — from candidates to ballot to result. Generic and worldwide. Fact File Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Members only Preview 📄 Open full PDF → Page count: 3. Print-ready PDF — letter / A4 friendly. Click image to see all pages. Learning objective Explain how elections work in a democratic country. About this resource Subject: Social Studies Type: Fact File Grade levels: Grade 4 (ages 9-10, ≈ Year 5), Grade 5 (ages 10-11, ≈ Year 6), Grade 6 (ages 11-12, ≈ Year 7) Pages: 3 Date added: 2026-05-08 Credit: Qualified primary teacher Related topics Leadership & Citizenship You might also like Selected based on subject, grade, and type — with a free option always included. K Social Studies 3rd 4th Knowledge Organiser: The Romans A single-page A4 knowledge organiser on the Romans for Y3-4 — key dates, people, vocabulary, places, big ideas. Print, hand out, refer to all unit. Fact File Free K Social Studies 3rd 4th Knowledge Organiser: Ancient Egyptians A single-page A4 knowledge organiser on Ancient Egypt for Y3-4 — pyramids, mummies, gods, hieroglyphs, and key dates. Curriculum-aligned. Fact File Free K Social Studies 3rd 4th 5th Knowledge Organiser: The Vikings A single-page A4 knowledge organiser on the Vikings for Y3-5 — raids, longships, gods, settlement in Britain, Alfred the Great. NC-aligned. Fact File Free K Social Studies 4th 5th 6th Knowledge Organiser: World War 2 A single-page A4 knowledge organiser on World War 2 for Y4-6 — key dates, the Blitz, evacuation, rationing, key people. UK NC-aligned for the 'a study of an aspect or theme of British history' unit. Fact File Free W Social Studies 2nd 3rd 4th 5th World Currencies — A Children's Introduction Money around the world — what countries use what currency, exchange rates explained simply, and why money looks different everywhere. Fact File Free C Social Studies 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Celebrating Cultures Around the World Eight countries, eight unique cultural traditions — food, music, festivals and clothing. Designed to spark curiosity about the wider world. Fact File Free