Constitution Day

Elementary PowerPoint and Activity

Constitution Day PowerPoint

Constitution Day Picture Sort

General Websites

Constitution Day Ideas from the Constitution Center

Historical Overview of the Constitution - http://www.nccs.net/constitution-week/historical_overview.pdf

U.S. Constitution Online - http://www.usconstitution.net/index.html

About the Signers of the Constitution - http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-day/signers.html

Facts about the Constitution - http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html

Bill of Rights Foundation: Constitution Day Activities - http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/teach/freeresources/constitutionday/

Documents

Interactive Constitution - http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/

Cornell University Interactive Constitution - http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.table.html#articleiii

Outline of the U.S. Constitution - http://www.nccs.net/constitution-week/const_at_a_glance.pdf

Avalon Project from Yale- Documents relating to the U.S. Constitution - http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/preamble.htm

National Archives and Records Administration – United States Constitution - http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/constitution.html

The United States Constitution –1789 - http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.html

Madison's Notes on the Constitutional Debates  - http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/debates/debcont.htm

Documents from the Constitutional Convention - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/bdsdhome.html

Images from our Constitutional History - http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/images.htm

The Two Hundredth Reunion of Delegates to the Constitutional Convention (Or, "All Things Considered, We'd Really Rather Be in Philadelphia") - http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/1787reunion.html

The Federalist Papers - http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed.htm

The Anti-Federalist Papers - http://www.constitution.org/afp.htm

Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics - collection  on constitutional interpretation. - http://www.constitution.org/index.shtml

Resolution of the First Congress Submitting Twelve Amendments to the Constitution; March 4, 1789 - http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/resolutions.htm

Constitution Games

Preamble Scramble from LRE - http://www.texaslre.org/preamble_intro.html

Federalist/Anti-Federalist Game from LRE - http://www.texaslre.org/federalists.html

Branches of the Government game from LRE - http://www.texaslre.org/branches_game.html

Bill of Rights Interactive Questions for Kids - http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/ForKids/index.shtml

Constitution Puzzles for Kids - http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/ForKids/ConstitutionalPuzzles/index.shtml

Shh! Were writing the Constitution: Webquest (5th Grade) - http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/brooklyn/constitution/index.htm

Constitution Trivia Quiz - http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/LIN_QUZ.HTM

Bill of Rights Golf - http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/golf.htm

Who Wants to Marry a Founding Father (Webquest) - http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/marry.htm

Brief online Constitution Quiz. - http://www.historyteacher.net/USProjects/USQuizzes/Constitution1.htm

Brief online Constitution Quiz.(ESL) - http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz%20center/constit.htm

Bill of Rights Word Hunt - http://www.nccs.net/constitution-week/word_search_bill_rights.pdf

Constitution Word Hunt - http://www.nccs.net/constitution-week/word_search_framing_const.pdf

The Making of America - Games and Quizzes - http://www.nccs.net/constitution/index.html

Constitution Quizzes - http://www.mcwdn.org/dof/conindex.html

Bill of Rights Quizzes - http://www.mcwdn.org/dof/borindex.html

First Amendment Quiz - http://www.teachfirstamendment.org/quiz.html

Elementary Sites

Bens Guide to Government - K-2 - http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/index.html

Bens Guide to Government - 3-5 - http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html

Ben's Guide to the Constitution  

Preamble Song clip from Schoolhouse Rock - http://www.school-house-rock.com/Prea.html

Three Ring Government Song clip from Schoolhouse Rock - http://www.school-house-rock.com/Thre.html

Constitution Day Law

The Laws Says

Notice of Implementation – Constitution Day - http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/other/2005-2/052405b.html

Article – Education Department Issues Rules on Constitution Day Requirement

Justice Learning – Constitution Day Lesson Plans - http://www.justicelearning.org/constitutionday.asp

Justice Learning - Click on Constitution Guide - http://www.justicelearning.org/teachingmaterials.asp

General suggestions for activities - http://www.mcwdn.org/dof/boract.html

Classroom Constitution - http://www.congresslink.org/print_lp_classconstitution.htm

A Mock Constitutional Convention  - http://www.congresslink.org/print_lp_mockconvention.htm

First Amendment Schools - http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/resources/lessonplans.aspx

The Constitution and the Idea of Compromise- http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/classroom/

Why Celebrate Constitution Day? - http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/classroom/constitution_day.html

What Conflicting Opinions Did the Framers Have about the Completed Constitution? - http://www.civiced.org/wtp_hs15_sb.html

Pro Teacher Activities - http://www.proteacher.com/090037.shtml

Understanding Primary Sources: Exploring the Bill of Rights

You Decide: Constitutional or Not?

THE CONSTITUTION FOR KIDS, Grades 8-12

Bill of Rights

History of the Bill of Rights - http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/bill_of_rights.html

Documentary History of the Bill of Roghts - http://www.constitution.org/dhbr.htm

Bill of Rights Index (With quizzes) -- http://www.mcwdn.org/dof/borindex.html

Teaching the Amendments - http://www.congresslink.org/print_lp_teachingamends.htm

First Amendment Schools - http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/resources/lessonplans.aspx

Preamble

Cryptogram of the Preamble -  http://www.texaslre.org/downloads/112003_lp_highschool.pdf

Constitutional Law Citations referring to the Preamble - http://www.conlaw.org/cites2.htm

Preamble Song clip from Schoolhouse Rock - http://www.school-house-rock.com/Prea.html

Presentations

Library of Congress Broadside presentation - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/intro01.html

Constitution Day Graphic Organizers - Lewisville ISD
Constitution Day Picture Sort - Lewisville ISD
Constitution Day Word Sort - Lewisville ISD

Organizations

National Archives - http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html

Constitution Center - http://www.constitutioncenter.org/

Bill of Rights Institute - http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org