Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Census 2020 via New England Literacy Resource


Classroom Resources

This page supplements the informational resources found on the Census home page. It provides teaching materials that have been created to help adults (or children) understand the importance of the Census, how to participate in it, and the questions it raises about data accuracy and security. NELRC is developing additional lessons and sharing census-focused texts from the “Stand Up and Be Counted” issue of The Change Agent.

◼ Census Basics: What, Why, and How

The Change Agent Census Packet (PDF) of (mostly) student writings about the census, with accompanying teaching activities.
- The Change Agent instructional units
- Census Practice Forms
- Math Activities
- History of the Census

◼ ESOL Activities
ESOL lessons adapted from material developed by the Campbell Adult and Community Education program. Supplement any of these activities with practice filling out a sample paper census form.

Low beginner
High Beginner
Low Intermediate
High Intermediate
Multi-level

◼ Using Census Data



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