Constitution Day Resources

Constitution Day is September 17. To help you prepare for lessons you may create, here are links to some terrific resources.There are additional materials located in each district building that would help you organize a lesson to recognize this amazing document that has guided our country for so long. Please ask a media staff person for help in locating needed materials. Thanks!

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Thinkfinity offers lesson plans, activities, educational games and so much more. You will find lessons that cover the Constitutional Convention, the First Amendment and even Constitution Costs. You can even include an interactive, such as Charting the Constitution. These are just a few of the many educational resources available on Thinkfinity about Constitution Day.

  http://edsitement.neh.gov/constitution-day

The Library of Congress has a variety of Constitution Day resources you can use. Check out the links to resources used with the primary source set on the Constitution. The Constitution teacher Guide is packed with ideas and resources. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/constitution/  

Bill of Rights Institute- http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/ - Founded in 1999, The Bill of Rights Institute is a non-profit organization with a mission to develop programs and curriculum that teach students about the founding of our nation and what it means to be an American citizen.

Constitution Center http://constitutioncenter.org/ Over 200 activities and lessons from multiple providers.

Constitution Factshttp://www.constitutionfacts.com/index.cfm?section=constitution&page=fascinatingFacts.cfm - Good overview of Constitution and amendments, a "fun-zone" of quotes, puzzles, treasure hunts and word finds, and a Constitution IQ challenge.

Annenberg Classroom http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/ - There are videos and audio lessons available on your computer at this site. Also, the Intermediate/Middle School and High School Media centers have DVDs from the Annenberg project - "Our Constitution: A Conversation" with Justices O'Connor and Breyer and "Key Constitutional Concepts." 

New York Times and the Learning Network http://www.nytimes.com/ref/college/collegespecial2/coll-constitutionday.html - Collaborative effort of New York Times and The Learning Network to present materials. Good guide to the Constitution and its meaning.

C-Span Classroom (the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network) C-Span Classroom offers video clip suggestions that may help enhance your constitution lessons. http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/Topics/C/U.S.-Constitution.aspx

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