2020 is here! Are you looking for ways to get your classroom involved in preparing for the upcoming census? The Statistics in Schools (SIS) program is here to help make teaching about this once-a-decade opportunity easy and fun.

We recently launched a variety of brand new resources specific to the 2020 Census for Pre-K through 12 classrooms. Did you know that we have featured activities available that teach about the census at an introductory level? Check out some examples below and see which one would work best for the grade you teach:

• Pre-K: I Count, You Count!
• K-2: Let’s Get the Count Right
• 3-4: Population Change Over Time
• 5-6: City Planning With Census Data
• 7-8: Exploring Questions for the 2020 Census
• 9-12: How the Census Impacts My Community

The good news: We have activities available for English Language Learners (ELL) and Adult English as a Second Language Learners (ESL), too. Examples include:

• ELL: Population Change Over Time
• Adult ESL: How the Census Helps My Community

We also have activities specifically designed for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Island Areas, including:

• Puerto Rico: Actividad Presentada: Tendencias de la Población en Puerto Rico

• American Samoa: Languages Spoken in My Island Area
• The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Diversity in My Island Area
• Guam: How People Get to Work on My Island
• U.S. Virgin Islands: Businesses on My Island

Census responses help determine funding for public services including those that affect children and families like schools, food assistance, Head Start, and child care. That is why it’s crucial that everyone – including young children – are counted in the census. Read more about the importance of counting children from our counting young children fact sheet.

In addition, check out some fun resources we have created for young children, including:

• 2020 "Everyone Counts!" Story and Activity Book
• 2020 "Everyone Counts!" Song