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Join Us As We Celebrate The Birthday Of The United States
Government
What Is Constitution Day?
Constitution Day Is A National
Holiday Celebrated To Ensure
That Students In Our Country
Gain An Increased Knowledge
And Appreciation For The
Constitution Of The United
States of America.
September 17th Coincides
With The Date That The
Delegates Of The
Constitutional Convention
Signed The Document In
Philadelphia In 1787.
Most Americans know that July 4th is our nation's birthday. Far fewer Americans
know that September 17th is the birthday of our government, the date in
1787 on which delegates to the Philadelphia Convention completed and signed
the U.S. Constitution.
Constitution Day is intended to celebrate not only the birthday of our
government, but to reaffirm our commitment as citizens of our great Nation and
the ideas that make us Americans. Hopefully the lessons, the discussions and the
school-wide programs will provide opportunities for our students to realize that
our Constitution is just as important in their lives today as it was over 200 years
ago. It is important for our students to realize that our Constitution isn't just
history; it is a magnificent document that affects their lives every day. The story
of our founding document and why our ancestors fought so hard for this country
is an important story or our children to know. Teach them well!
WHAT IS THE LAW?
Let every American, every
lover of liberty support the
Constitution. Let it be
taught in schools, in
seminaries and in colleges.
Let it be written in
primers, in spelling books
and in almanacs. Let it be
preached from the pulpit,
proclaimed in legislative
halls,and enforced in courts
of justice.” -Abraham Lincoln
In 2004 Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) introduced into Congress a mandate.
Establishing the observance of Constitution Day. The mandate, signed into law
by President George W. Bush in 2005 requires that on September 17th, all
educational institutions, Including colleges and universities, which receive
federal funds must Constitution Day for all students on the Constitution. This
federal requirement does not specify which instructional program must be
used to teach about the Constitution. ."
While educators may question the need for federal curriculum legislation, Senator
Robert Byrd's intent was noble. He hoped that by adding this mandate to a 2004
spending bill Americans would be more aware of their history
At a minimum, teachers must expose students to the Constitution in some way
that increases their understanding of the document to some degree
appropriate for their age group. If September 17th falls on a weekend or
holiday, schools must schedule a program immediately before or after that
date. The full text of this legislation can be found in Section III of Division J of
Pub. L. 108-447, the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005," Dec. 8. 2004;
118 Stat, 2809, 3344-45 (Section 111)
RECOMMENDED LINKS FOR CONSTITUTION DAY
SAMPLE PROCLAMATION
FOR CONSTITUTION DAY
www.dar.org/forms/omni/PR0007.doc
According to the Department of Education guidelines, educators are free to design
Constitution Day programming that best addresses the needs of their students.
The pages below will take you to a home page on which you will find a specific
Constitution Day resource link. We've done the work for you! You will find everything
you need to make your Constitution Week 2010 a great success!
ANNENBERG CLASSROOM
BEST RESOURCES ONLINE
Government Websites
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
The National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA) is the nation's
record keeper.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Includes full text of various historical
documents, lesson plans, stories for
children, and book recommendations.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Teaching History.Org at the Department of Education
lists several essential resources from Federal
institutions, including FREE, the Department of
Education's own internet library highlighting 28
diverse teaching resources on the Constitution.
Annenberg Classroom has created classroomready digital resources to help schools
celebrate Constitution Day.
http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/Cha
pter.aspx?Id=61
PLANNING RESOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES:
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/college/collegespecial2/coll
How do you make lessons on the Constitution
into lively, engaged learning experiences
instead of snooze fests?
Click on the
“red boxes” and explore the resources
provided below:
-constitutionday-print.html
RANDOM HOUSE: PREPARING FOR
CONSTITUTION DAY
Non-Profit Organizations
http://www.randomhouse.com/highschoo
l/resources/guides3/constitution.html
NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/le
sson347.shtml
The official site of the organization that
lobbied for Constitution Day to be made a
national holiday.
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ncc_progs_Con
stitution_Day.aspx
CENTER FOR CIVIC EDUCATION
Collection of downloadable lesson plans and
audio files for kindergarten through high
school. http://civiced.org/
BILL OF RIGHTS INSTITUTE
Bill of Rights Institute develops instructional
material and educational programs on
America's Founding documents and principles
for high school American History and Civics
teachers and students.
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/teach/fre
eresources/constitutionday
LESSON COLLECTIONS
LESSONS FOR TEACHING ABOUT THE
U.S. CONSTITUTION
A guide to on-line resources, lesson plans, and
activities. (Follow the links to a
marketplace of ideas)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/les
son/lesson347b.shtml
Teacher websites
A TO Z TEACHER STUFF
Designed to help teachers find online
resources wwatozteacherstuff.com
BEN'S GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT
Provides learning tools for teachers to teach students
how our government works as a service of the
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office (GPO).
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/?page=founding
FatherShort.cfm
CONSTITUTION FACTS
Provides a series of free educational resources and to
help educators comply with the federal
.http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/
lesson347.shtml
20 QUESTION CONSTITUTION QUIZ
Bill Of Rights Institute - Test your knowledge of
the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/teach/freeresou
rces/constitutionday/quiz/quizmaker.html
EDUCATION WORLD
PBS TEACHER SOURCE
Over 48 resources matching the "U.S.
ORDER YOUR FREE POCKET SIZE
CONSTITUTION BY CONTACTING:
https://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-pocketconstitution/
Con
stit
utio
CONSTITUTION CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Constitution Facts.com- Eight crossword puzzles
of varying difficulty
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/index.cfm?secti
on=funZone&page=crosswordPuzzles.cfm
CONSTITUTION RELAY
n
ww
w.pbs.org/teachersource/soc_stud.htm
http://www.texaslre.org/crelay/constitut
ionrelay.html
BILL OF RIGHTS MATCHING GAME
Interactive Tools
THE MAKING OF AMERICA GAME
National Center for Constitutional Studies:
http://www.nccs.net/constitution/index.html
WHAT’S YOUR CONSTITUTION I.Q
Constitution Facts.com
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/?page
=quiz.cfm
REAL OR FAKE
Constitution Facts.com
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/?page=r
ealOrFake.cfm
CONSTITUTION TREASURE HUNT
Constitution Facts.com
Hunthttp://www.constitutionfacts.com/?section=fu
nZone&page=treasureHunts.cfm
WORDS TO FIND
Constitution Facts.com
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/?section=funZo
ne&page=wordfinds.cfm
WHICH FOUNDING FATHER ARE YOU?
Constitution Facts.com
http://www.texaslre.org/BOR/billofrights
.html
Interactive Tools
U.S. CONSTITUTION POWER
GRAB GAME
Increase your student’s knowledge of
the Constitution and its fundamental ideas:
checks and balances, separation of powers,
Bill of Rights and amendments.
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/power
grab_game/
ROADMAP TO THE
CONSTITUTION
Providing students with knowledge of
the U.S. Constitution.
http://library.thinkquest.org/11572/
SIGN THE CONSTITUTION
Publically acknowledge your support of
the U.S. Constitution by signing your name
alongside those of our founding fathers
Source: The American Bar Association
CONSTITUTION TRIVIA:
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/
ftrials/conlaw/LIN_QUZ.HTM
PIRATE PREAMBLE GAME
http://www.texaslre.org/PiratePreamble/pi
rates_game.html
Interactive Constitution
Grades 7-12 Very User Friendly
http://ratify.constitutioncenter.org/constit
ution/index_no_flash.php
Educators can register to join the event on
the
National Constitution Center’s
website:
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ncc_progs_At_the_Center
.aspx#naturalization-ceremony
VIRTUAL FIELD
TRIP: SIGNING THE
CONSTITUTION
SAVE THE DATE: September 17, 2010
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Classrooms around the country can join the National Constitution Center
via live webcast for a special demonstration in Signers’ Hall about the
signing of the Constitution. Participants will also learn more about the
Center’s new virtual field trip program.
On-Lines Resources
A glossary of terms used in the
Constitution.
ONLINE HYPERLINKED
CONSTITUTION
This online constitution provides students with an
easy-to-read version of the document in its entirety
BEST OF HISTORY WEBSITES
Best of History Web Sites is an award-winning portal
that contains annotated links to over 1200 history
web sites.
http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory_Constitut
ion.shtml
THE CONSTITUTION FOR KIDS
Excellent source for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade,
Gr.4th -7th Grade, and Grade 8 -12.
.http://www.usconstitution.net/
DIGITAL HISTORY
USING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE TEACHING.
GR. 6-8
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/
constitution/constitution_menu.cfm
CLASSROOM CONSTITUTION
Students develop rules for the classroom by filling out
this printable class constitution
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/0876288085_
constitution.pdf
THE LEAGUE’S LEARNING TO GIVE:
offers lesson plans, activities, and resources to
educate youth about the power of philanthropy
(sharing time, talent and treasure).
http://learningtogive.org/lessons/search/
#keyword
On-Lines Resources
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
Contains lesson plans for K-2, 3-4, 5-8, and 9-12,
designed to take only a class period.
http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_supp
lements_constitution.shtml
To Sign or Not to Sign: The Ultimate
Constitution Day Lesson Plan
Source: National Constitution Center
"From the moment students enter the room, they
will begin to examine and understand the role of the
people of the Constitution." Grade 7-12.
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“That’s My Property” - Students will learn how
the Constitution of the United States and its
amendments provide certain rights pertaining to
personal property. Using a scenario about
classroom rules, students demonstrate the
importance of having individual rights. Grade K-2
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“No Time for Tea” -Students will learn how the
Lessons and Ideas
U.S. Constitution provided the framework for our
country’s democratic form of government and
the representation within our government.
Grade 3-5.
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COUNTRY?
Source: National Endowment for the Humanities
Grade: High School
EDSITEment:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=561
“It’s My Right” -Students work in representative
groups and analyze the Bill of Rights, ranking
each amendment based on its significance to the
group. Grade 6-8.
“Business and the Bill of Rights” -Students will
better understand the U.S Constitution by
exploring the Bill of Rights. Grade 9- 12
SCHOLASTIC: CONSTITUTION DAY
Students will write their own classroom constitution,
and determine whether various laws and actions are
constitutional.
MEET AMERICA’S FOUNDING
FATHERS: CHARTERS OF FREEDOM
Provides brief biographies of each of the
Founding Fathers who were delegates to the
Constitutional Convention
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/con
hers.html
America Reads the Constitution
Join the National Constitution Center's
reading of the Constitution by staging an
event at your school. This toolkit contains
tips on how to produce an "America Reads"
event, complete with a copy of the
Constitution divided into 109 parts.
GETTING TO KNOW THE FOUNDING FATHERS
Source: The Bill of Rights Institute.
Grade: High School
THE FOUNDERS' LIBRARY: THINKING AS A
FOUNDING FATHER
Source: National Constitution Center
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ncc_edu_All_Less
on_Plans.aspx Grade: High School
TEACHING THE CONSTITUTION
THROUGH LITERATURE
Recommended Books for
Constitution Day: Click on
BookList
http://www.theholidayzone.com/constitut
ion/books.htm
Books
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http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ncc_progs
_Constitution_Day.aspx
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Lessons and Ideas
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Little Hands Celebrate America! Learning about
the U.S.A. Through Crafts and Activities, by Jill
Frankel Hauser; ISBN: 1-885593-93-7
We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of
the United States, by David Catrow; ISBN:
0142402761
We the People: The Story of Our Constitution
by Lynne Cheney
WEBCURRENTS
Grade Level: 8-12 Subject: Government
http://www.learnersonline.com/weekly/lessons02/week35
THE FOUNDING FATHERS:
JAMES MADISON: FROM THE FATHER OF THE
CONSTITUTION TO THE PRESIDENT
THE FIRST AMENDMENT: WHAT'S FAIR IN A FREE
TEACHING THE CONSTITUTION
THROUGH LITERATURE
Books
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A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our
Constitution, by Betsy Maestro; ISBN: 0688101925
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Government in Action, Language, Literacy, and
Vocabulary series; National Geographic School
Publishing, ISBN: 0-7922-4552-0 (Teacher’s Guide and
Student Resource Guide available free online at
http://www.ngsp.com/)
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…If you were there when they signed the
Constitution. Levy, Elizabeth. Scholastic
Paperbacks, 1992
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How a Bill Becomes a Law, Easy Simulations, by
Pat Luce and Holly Joyner Scholastic; ISBN: 0-43962573-4
Unforgettable Americans:The Great
Little Madison. Fritz, Jean. New York: Putnam, 1989
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We the People…the Citizen and the
Constitution. Center for Civic Education, Ed., 1998
. . . If You Were There When They Signed the
Constitution, by Elizabeth Levy; ISBN: 0590451596
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The United States Constitution: A Graphic
Adaptation. Jonathan Hennessey. Hill and Wang,
October 2008
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Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution.
Fritz, Jean. New York: Putnam, 1989
“It Can’t Be Wrong!”: The Bill of Rights, by Carole
Marsh
Preamble to the US Constitution, by Douglas
Rife; ISBN: 1-57310-129-X
Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution, by Jean
Fritz; ISBN: 0698116240
LESSON PLANS:
Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution
by Fritz, Jean. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1987.
http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/unit42/less
on1.html
“Sign on the Dotted Line! The US Constitution”,
by Carole Marsh; ISBN: 0-635-02696-1
So You Want to be President?, by Judith St.
George; ISBN: 0399251529
Writing Prompt for Shh! We're Writing the Constitution
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?
id=620_type=Book_typeId=1037
The Bill of Rights, Documents of Freedom
Series, Reading Expeditions; National Geographic
School Publishing, ISBN: 0-7922-4552-0 (Teacher’s
Guide available free online at http://www.ngsp.com/)
Thematic Unit: Shh! We're Writing the Constitution
http://www.bookrags.com/plans/tcr0582/
The Constitution, Documents of Freedom Series,
Reading Expeditions; National Geographic School
Publishing, ISBN: 07922-45555 (Teacher’s Guide
available free online at http://www.ngsp.com/)
RED SCARF GIRL
A MEMOIR OF THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION
by Ji-li Jiang Lesson Plans and discussion guides are
The Constitution (Cornerstones of Freedom), by
Marilyn Prolman; ISBN: 0516466925
available
The Signers of the Constitution, by Robert G.
Ferris and James H. Charleton; ISBN 0-936478-10-1
The National Constitution Center offers two
toolkits for staging special events at your school.
The U.S. Constitution: And Fascinating Facts
About It, by Terry Jordan; ISBN: 1891743007
I Signed the Constitution
This toolkit enables schools to set up a kiosk
for Constitution Day where citizens can sign
Understanding the US Constitution, by Mark
Stange; ISBN: 1-58037-056-X
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Government & Presidents Know-The-Facts Review
Game, by Scholastic; ISBN 0-439-37431-6
TEACHING THE CONSTITUTION
THROUGH LITERATURE
Books
the Constitution or decide to abstain. The tool
kit is accompanied by education materials and
easy to follow how-to instructions.
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ncc_pr
ogs_Constitution_Day.aspx
TEACHING THE CONSTITUTION
THROUGH LITERATURE
Books
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Miracle at Philadelphia. By Catherine Bowen
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The Words We Live By. Linda Monk
TEACH ING THE CONSTITUTION:
THROUGH THE ARTS & VIDEOS
INCREDIBLE ART DEPARTMENT
The Incredible Art Department promotes
art education
Constitution Day Art lessons described by
teachers
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/
links/constitution.html
Constitution Day Art Lessons
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American Pride- A lesson on IAD for
the middle school level.
American Revolution Dioramas- an art
lesson for 4th grade
Constitution Day General lessonsThere are many lessons across subject
areas.
IAD's Mask Making lesson page- This
can be used when you're covering the
Iroquois history of Constitution.
IAD's Patriotic Themes in Art
Learn NC- an art lesson and activities
page for "We the People."
U.S. Constitution Workshop- A great
page with lessons, standards, historical
documents and information by the
National Archives.
200" celebration in Philadelphia 1987, this video examines and
explains the historical significance of the Constitution.
More Perfect Union (motion picture) is the
first comprehensive recreation of those
stirring,heated debates during the sweltering
summer of 1787.
http://www.nccs.net/constitutionweek/resource_packet.html
School House Rock: Preamble Video
http://www.schoolhouserock.tv/Preambl
e.html
JAMES MADISON: DID YOU KNOW?
http://www.history.com/topics/constitution/vi
deos?paidlink=1&vid=HIS_SEM_Search&keywor
ds=constitution&utm_source=google&utm_medi
um=cpc&utm_campaign=constitution&utm_term
=constitution#james-madison-did-you-know
Creating the Constitution (A little over 2 minutes)
Available from TeacherTube A good, quick overview video from the
National Constitution Center. (Members of TeacherTube can skip the
pre-roll ads.)
TEACH ING THE CONSTITUTION:
THROUGH THE ARTS & VIDEOS
UNITE OR DIE : HOW THIRTEEN STATES
BECAME
A NATION by Jaqueline Jules
PUT ON A PLAY: Students love to participate, and
reader’s theater gives them a great opportunity to
show off their speaking and reading skills. Unite or
Die:How Thirteen States Became a Nation has a
downloadable Reader’s Theater for classroom use.
We The People’s-America, the Beautiful Mosaic
(4:55 minutes) Grade 5-6
Available from US Courts
Excerpts from naturalization ceremonies conducted by federal judges
across the nation show the diversity of America.
TeAch
The Art and Science of Teaching with Technology® represents a vision of teaching in a world driven by
technology.
http://www.teachnology.com/themes/social/consit/nology
Our Constitution: The Document that
Gave Birth to a Nation 24 minute Video & Lesson for
Gr. 6-8 utilizing the events which surrounded the "We the People
Constitution Day 2010
Poster Design Contest
Sponsored by constitutionfacts.com
Constitutionfacts.com is the national sponsor of the Annual
GovDoc Kids Group U.S. Constitution Day Poster Contest
for students, an international contest promoted exclusively
through the Internet.
To compete, the contest invites K-12 entrants (including
homeschoolers) to celebrate Constitution Day (Sept. 17) by
designing a poster showing how they benefited from the
freedoms embodied in the U.S. Constitution.
Bill of Rights Institute.org
Then click on “For Teacher” and download a pdf lesson plan
about the first 5 Amendments to the Constitution for students in
grades 7-12.
Separation of Powers: What’s for lunch?
Entries must be postmarked by October 1 of each year. The
first 100 entrants receive a free pocket constitution book
from constitutionfacts.com, with the contest winner
receiving additional prizes! To learn more, download the
Constitution Day Poster Design Contest entry form.
Students learn about the three branches of government and find
out how the three branches interact with each another.
Bill of Rights: You mean I’ve got rights?
Lesson on the Bill of Rights and other amendments
In-Depth Lesson Plans
Quick Constitution Day Activities
Constitution Costs
Lesson begins with activity on the Preamble and the meaning of
each phrase as it relates to government services. Lesson
continues to an in-depth discussion of taxation and government
benefits.
Media and American Democracy (pdf)
Lesson plan from the Bill of Rights Institute that asks the
question: “What constitutional limitations can the government
place on speech and press in times of national crisis.”
Fundamental Principles (pdf)
Lesson plan from the Center for Civic Education that explores
how the framers of the Constitution debated fundamental
principles and their connection to current debates over Liberty v.
Order, Individual Rights v. Popular Sovereignty, etc…
Creating the Constitution
3 minute video overview of the Constitution. Ideal for sparking a
brief discussion of the role and significance of the Constitution for
15 minute commemoration of Constitution Day. This video is part
of the “To Sign or Not Sign” (pdf) lesson.
Why Celebrate Constitution Day
This lesson includes an editorial commemorating Constitution
Day. The reading examines two competing schools of
constitutional interpretation and explains the philosophical basis
of the Constitution. Discussion questions follow the reading.
American Gets a Constitution
3 minute video clip that gives an overview of the Constitution and
its place in history.
Celebrate Constitution Day (pdf)
Constitution Treasure Hunt
A 23-page lesson plan with handouts, produced by the Bill of
Rights Institute, that asks students to summarize each Article,
and locate examples of checks and balances, separation of
powers, limited government, and republicanism. This lesson
would require at least 1 full 85-minute period.
Constitution Crossword Puzzles
The Constitution: Foundations and Change (pdf)
This lesson will help students to understand the changes to the
U.S. Constitution over time, the process by which amendments
are added to the constitution, and the historical context for major
changes to the Constitution. In an optional introductory activity,
students create a graphic organizer representing the main
arguments in the debate over ratifying the Constitution.
Wanted: A Just Right Government
Students learn how the U.S. Constitution came to exist by looking
at the tensions and differences of opinion that existed among
early American states and citizens. Students find out about the
Articles of Confederation, why that first “constitution” didn’t work,
and how compromise led to the Constitution.
Brainstorm the Bill of Rights
Treasure hunt with items from the Constitution that students can
use a copy of the Constitution to find the answers. From
Constitutionfacts.com
Eight crossword puzzles of varying difficulty from
Constitutionfacts.com
Constitution Word Finds
Word finds on the Constitution from Constitutionfacts.com
The Founders’ Library: Thinking as a Founding
Father (pdf)
Lesson created for Constitution Day about the influences on the
founders and writers of the Constitution.
To Sign or Not to Sign (pdf)
Lesson created for Constitution Day focusing on the ratification
and the importance of signing your name to a document.
The Constitution Game
Students will examine, list, and understand the specific individual
rights that are contained in the Bill of Rights and then answer the
question, "How does this apply to me?"
Simulation activity to jump start a discussion about the beginnings
of the Constitution and the Constitutional Convention.
The Articles of Confederation and the Need for
New Government
A constitutional convention debate for modern times. Best if
students already have an understanding of the Constitution.
Students will identify the strengths and weaknesses of the
Articles of Confederation and identify solutions outlined in the
Constitution to the problems with the Articles of Confederation.
Which Founder Are You? - A Facebook Student
Activity
Interpreting the Constitution: What does that
mean?
Students learn that the rights in the Bill of Rights have no exact
definition and are open to interpretation (by the Supreme Court,
of course). Students look at real-life cases involving the 8th and
5th amendments and see whether they come to the same
conclusion about each case as the Supreme Court did.
A Constitutional Convention: A Simulation
Sponsored by the Bill of Rights, students take an online quiz that
points them to a facebook page of the Founding Father whose
personality and values most closely matches their own.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Citizenship Test Questions
Sample questions and answers.
Interactive Constitution Day Activities
This flash-based module contains three activities: Madison’s
Notes are Missing, Constitution Crossword, and What did the
Founders Say. Madison’s Notes are Missing requires students to
listen to statements by 5-6 participants of the Constitutional
Convention on several of the controversies that occurred in
writing the Constitution, and then choose which position they
agree with. Would work best for students working individually or
in groups.
Presidents and the Constitution
Presidents and the Constitution and ArticleII.org were created by
the Bill of Rights Institute. The National Endowment for the
Humanities made Presidents and the Constitution a reality by
providing a generous grant through its We the People Program.
This site has some great video intros and curriculum available.
Best for grades 7-12.
Bill of Rights Day Activities
President Franklin D. Roosevelt designated December 15 as a
day to remember the Bill of Rights.
Constitution Quiz
A 20 question quiz testing your knowledge of the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution.
Interactive Constitution
Very user friendly. Grades 7-12
Constitution Day Rap (pdf)
Originally written for advanced first and second grade levels, this
lesson can be adapted to a simple middle school level. This lesson
is recommended as a twenty-minute lesson with a flag building
activity. Recommended activity adaptations include student stars
demonstrating grade level assessment of constitution and citizen
rights
The Country’s Rules (pdf)
Originally written for an advanced first grade level, this lesson is
easily adaptable to a middle school level. A simple fifteen-minute
lesson reinforcing the importance of the constitution as well as the
organization of the government, rights granted to citizens, and
expected responsibilities
Observing Constitution Day
Short four to six minute introductory game to be used in introducing
the constitutional convention. Great class starter used to describe
the discouragement or frustration of composing the constitution with
the different experiences, opinions and ideas in the constitutional
convention.
Motions for the Preamble
Go to:
http://www.nccs.net/constitutionweek/preamble.pdf
Practice the motions to saying the Preamble.
Try to memorize the beginning words and
motions of
“We the People of the United States”.