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Constitution Day
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Teaching the Constitution - From U S Constitution.net (T)
Celebrate the Constitution - From Scholastic Teachers Scholastic News Online Talks to Caroline Kennedy about the Constitution (Y, M, O, T)
Constitution Day - Elementary PowerPoints and Activities (Y)
Top 10 Children's Books that Celebrate America, the Constitution - Book List from About.com (Y, M)
Gov Doc Kids Group Constitution Day Poster Contest! - October 1 All entries are due for 2010 Constitution Day Poster Contest. (Y, M, O, T)
United States (U.S.) Constitution Day 2010 - ConstitutionFacts.com is pleased to provide a series of free educational resources and Internet links to help educators comply with the new federal regulation requiring the development of student programming to celebrate U.S. Constitution Day on September 17th of each year. (Y, M, O, T)
ConstitutionFacts.com - The Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence - and much more! You'll find interesting insights into the men who wrote the Constitution, how it was created, and how the Supreme Court has interpreted the United States Constitution in the two centuries since its creation. (Y, M, O, T)
Constitution Day September 17th - Suggested Lessons and Activities (Y, M, O, T)
Constitution Day Lessons - In observance of Constitution Day, K¹² presents K¹² History lessons to help students learn about this important American document. Online activities and printable worksheets. (Y, M, O, T)
Constitution Day Lesson Plans and Activities - From The Teacher's Corner.com (Y, M, O, T)
Constitution Day Lesson Plans, Kindergarten, middle, and high school - Free Online Resources from the Constitutional Rights Foundation. (Y, M, O, T)
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day September 17 - Celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day this year with free, downloadable lessons for Grades K-12. Each lesson includes teacher instructions. From the Center for Civic Education. (Y, M, O, T)
Why Celebrate Constitution Day? Lesson plan - 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. Grades 8-12 (O)
Articles of Confederation vs. the Constitution - Chart compares some of the provisions of the Articles of Confederation with those in the Constitution. (Y, M, O, T)
Constitution - From Congress for Kids (Y)
A Roadmap to the U.S. Constitution - Dedicated to providing students of all kinds with knowledge of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights. From Library Thinkquest.org (Y, M, O, T)
Teaching With Documents: Observing Constitution Day - Education Lessons from The National Archives www.archives.gov (T)
The Making of the Constitution - From Social Studies for Kids (Y, M)
The Constitution of the United States - From George W Bush-White House Archives White House Kids. (Y, M)
Charters of Freedom - Primary sources from the National Archives (M, O, T)
Constitution for Kids - K-3 - Includes information on the basics, history, the Bill of Rights and more! Grades K-3 (Y)
for Kids - Grades 4 - 7 - Includes information on the basics, history, slavery, the Bill of Rights Women and how it all works together. Grades 4-7 (M)
The Constitution for Kids: 8th - 12th Grade - Includes information on the basics, history, slavery, the Bill of Rights Women and how it all works together. Grades 8-12 (O)
We The People - Library of Congress - This Primary Source Set includes images, documents, maps, sound files and analysis tools to help teach about the United States Constitution. (Y, M, O, T)
America's Freedom Documents - Here are the "Freedom Documents" from Early America — the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Documents on view here at Archiving Early America, they are shown as they first appeared to the public at that time, along with the full text of each document. (Y, M, O, T)
America's Heritage: An Adventure in Liberty - This excellent history resource is a newly available, tested curriculum supplement for Kindergarten-12th grade teachers of social studies, U. S. history, U. S. government, political science, economics, geography, speech, and/or related subjects. Written by fellow teachers, the curriculum consists of age-appropriate and modifiable lesson plans grouped into three separate books according to level: elementary, middle, and high school... All lessons emphasize one or more themes of freedom, unity, progress, and responsibility. The curriculum aims not simply to present historical facts but to provide opportunities for students to explore and understand the factual and philosophical significance and meaning behind events, causes, and effects—the whys—relating to and influencing the early history of the United States. Available for Elementary, Middle, and High School levels. Elementary levels contain ESL/Spanish editions. (T)
Primary Documents in American History - From the Library of Congress: Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, The Bill of Rights, The Federalist Papers, Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789, Guide to American Historical Documents Online, and Charters of Freedom from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (Y, M, O, T)
The U.S. Constitution Power Grab Game - To encourage students to comprehend checks and balances, separation of powers, Bill of Rights and amendments and relate them to the study of the three branches of our federal government. Several activities are described. The culminating activity is the "Power Grab Game" given before the final test on the Constitution Unit. (O)
