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2011 Census Teacher's Kit

The 2011 Census Teacher's Kit has been developed for use in elementary, intermediate, and secondary classes. All activities are classroom-ready and have been tested to meet curriculum requirements.

The eight activities are appropriate for many subjects including language arts, economics, mathematics, art, social studies, geography, history, family studies, theatre arts, science and English as a second language (ESL).

Download a print version of the complete kit (PDF)

The complete kit includes:

  • Teacher's Guide
  • Classroom activities

Components of the kit

  • Teacher's Guide HTML | PDF
  • Classroom activities
  1. Taking a census HTML | PDF
  2. Add!  Don't subtract! — A complete count HTML | PDF
  3. Important decisions don't just happen! Using data to plan your services HTML | PDF
  4. Where do we come from? HTML | PDF
  5. Agriculture at a glance HTML | PDF
  6. Immigration and citizenship HTML | PDF
  7. That's easy for you to say! — survey project HTML | PDF
  8. Census game HTML | PDF