General Election Campaign Poster Activity

Create a buzz around the General Election by getting children to design and make their own campaign posters.

This activity includes a short (15 slides) presentation explaining what a campaign poster is, its purpose and what makes a good one. The presentation includes lots of real poster examples spanning the last one hundred years or so.

After watching the presentation children will move onto the worksheets where they will need to select a political party to make a campaign poster for and following the prompts, gather their ideas together. Children will then plan and create their campaign poster before finally reviewing their work.

This activity can be done in small groups or individually. The final poster can be made using the template or larger paper could be used.

This resource is aimed at those studying at KS2 level but it could also be suitable for other age groups depending on ability.

This resource includes:
An introduction to general election posters presentation
4 worksheet pages.