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Vermont Town
Meeting Coloring & Activity Book
Suggested Level: K - 3rd grade
Click here for a PDF of Vermont Town
Meeting Coloring & Activity Book or click on
the book. You are never too young to
learn about Town Meeting! This
activity-packed workbook will teach our
youngest Vermonters all about this unique day.
The booklet also includes suggestions for
classroom activities to help students
experience the concepts addressed in the
coloring book.
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Town Mouse
and Country Mouse Go To Town Meeting
Suggested Level: 3rd - 5th grade
Click here for a PDF of Town Mouse and Country
Mouse Go To Town Meeting or click on the
book. Follow the adventures of Town
Mouse and Country Mouse as they learn about
the value of participatory democracy!
Students will enjoy the puzzles and activities
-- games which will help teachers assess
student learning.
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Town Meeting
Day: A Vermont Tradition
Suggested Level: Middle School and up
Click here for a PDF of Town Meeting Day:
A Vermont Tradition or click on the book.
Should Town Meeting continue to be an
important part of Vermont's community
experience? An in-depth look at Town
Meeting that will motivate students to learn
more about what makes local government work!
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A Citizen's
Guide to Vermont Town Meeting
Suggested Level: 9th grade - Adult
Click here for a PDF of A Citizen's Guide to
Vermont Town Meeting or click on the book.
This short publication is designed to help
you learn about Vermont's Town Meeting Day,
its history, and how it works today. We
also hope that the materials in this booklet
will help citizens get involved in town
meeting.
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to order online.
Electing the President
Suggested Level: 2nd - 5th grade
Learn how the the citizens of the United
States choose their president! This
booklet includes puzzles and games, as well as
some independent thinking exercises.
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All Those In
Favor
Suggested Level: 9th grade - Adult
This book takes a look at Vermont's town
meeting tradition; its strengths, its
vulnerabilities, its problems, and its
prospects and then offers specific tips for
citizens and local officials on how to
strengthen this important democratic
institution.
There is a charge for
this publication.
"Read this book if you care about Vermont."
Karen B. Horn, Vermont League of Cities and
Towns
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We would like to offer a big Thank You to
the following businesses for donating the
printing of the town meeting curriculum booklets.
The generosity of these businesses made it
possible for our office to distribute the
curriculum to school children throughout the
state.
The National Life Group
Montpelier, VT
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Queen City Printers
Burlington, VT |
L Brown and Sons Printing
Barre, VT
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Other Town Meeting Resources:
Town Meeting and Local Elections
How to Read A Town Report
The
Meeting Will Come to Order - A guide to Town
Meeting procedure
Its Your Turn, A Call to Local Office - An
introduction to locally elected positions
Who's
Who in Local Government
Robert's
Rules of Order
Library
of Congress on Vermont Town Meeting
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