If you are looking for Constitution Day activities for your 5th graders, you've come to the right place! As you probably know, Constitution Day must be recognized in mid-September in public schools. Of course, it's

September is a great month to teach rights and responsibilities with Constitution Day celebrations! Read to get quick Social Studies Lessons.

We are learning a lot about our country’s history. It is very interesting to read and learn about the origins of our country. This week we will be memorizing the Preamble to the Constitution. If you like folder games, you are in luck! 🙂 I created a folder game to help my kids memorize it. I [Read On]

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Looking for something fun and educational to do with your class on Constitution Day? These quick and easy activities make learning about the United States Constitution fun and easy. Get your lesson plans finished today with these kid-friendly Constitution Day activity ideas, and grab a free printable Constitution Day booklet too.

Teaching the Constitution to elementary students can be tricky. Find out about easy to implement lesson ideas and activities.

Do your students' eyes start to glaze over when you're teaching them about the US Constitution, almost like they're about to doze off? Try switching things up a little bit with some hands-on activities that

A fun Preamble Flag activity to learn the Preamble to the US Constitution by creating a flag. Perfect for all the patriotic holidays: Flag Da

The Constitution doesn't have to be boring! Check out these Constitution Activities that are fun and interactive. Kids love them!

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This Viking unit study has everything you need for a quick, literature-based, project-based study. You can even download the book and activity lists for free!

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I have been working closely with the literacy support teacher at my school recently. She and I have been co-teaching a Grade 8 Social Studies class and today I'd like to share an activity that she introduced me to: Collaborative Place Mats. This technique is especially helpful at the beginning of a project or inquiry to help groups start to brainstorm about their big idea, topic, or question. Before we began the activity, we talked as a class about what behaviours we wanted to follow as we worked in groups. Students offered ideas, and they were recorded on chart paper. From their criteria, I created a self-assessment checklist for the students to use as a reflection after the activity. Once we had established the guidelines, we explained the place mat activity. Here's how it works: Each table received a piece of chart paper with our project question in the middle. In this case, the question was "How would you provide for people in a community." Each group separated the chart paper into equal sections, one for every member of the group, then we asked the students to write their names in their sections. Students had 2 minutes of silent writing time to think on their own and write their ideas in their section of the place mat. After the 2 minutes were up, the students took turns explaining what they wrote down to the other members of their group. Each student got 1 minute to explain while the other students listened silently. After every student in the group shared his or her ideas, then the other students could ask questions. We gave the groups 5 more minutes for questions and discussion, encouraging them to write more if they had more ideas. We then asked each group to choose 3 or 4 ideas to share out to the whole class. As the groups were sharing out, each student was encouraged to continue writing down ideas they liked on their own place mat. After the groups each shared out, the students had a chance to walk from table to table to see and read the other groups' place mats. This was a great way to unpack a lot of their initial thinking on our topic. It allowed everyone's voice in the group to be heard and validated. Now, as they work their way through the project (creating their own self-sustaining communities), I will have the place mats posted to remind them of their collective ideas. I used this technique in a Middle School Social Studies class, but I really believe it could be differentiated for any grade level in any subject area. Have you used this brainstorming technique (or something like it) before? Let me know what worked/didn't work for you in the comments below.

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Teaching about the Constitution? Need a reader to help teach your students the basics of Constitution Day which is on September 17th? This reader is written in simple terms for young students, perfect for both kindergarten and first grade! This reader gives the following information: the constitution is like a rule book tells the rules of the government and how it will work for the people the constitution belong to all Americans and it tells them their rights made a long time ago by leaders the USA got it on September 17, 1787 it is a celebration The last page provides a place for students to write one (or two) key details about either the Constitution or Constitution Day that they learned. Both a color version & blackline are included. Read the color version aloud on a projected screen, then provide students with a blackline version to color. Students LOVE taking these readers home to re-read with their families!

Engage your upper elementary students in learning about the U.S. Constition with these Constitution Day Activities for upper elementary.

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Are you looking for an engaging way to teach the Civil War? This interactive notebook covers all things Civil War, including events leading up to it and important people, while also covering reading skills and strategies. File Type PDF (Acrobat) Document File Be sure that you have an application to open this file type before downloading and/or purchasing.

Do your students have to create timelines to meet academic standards? I'm sharing 10 engaging types of timelines that make this activity FUN for students!

We learned about The Constitution today. First, we watched a short movie clip from this book: Then we had a great discussion abo...

We are learning a lot about US History. We are enjoying reading different books, watching videos and talking about the beginnings of our country. The next document our kids will be memorizing is a short form of the Bill of Rights. I had fun creating some materials to help them in this process. I typed [Read On]

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This FREE unit study guides you through teaching your children all about the Constitution! Perfect for 3rd-6th grades.

Happy Tuesday, Everyone! Sorry I am a day late posting this week's Must Read Mentor Text. This week's book is a great one for Social Studies! If you teach about United States government and the Constitution, then this is definitely one you want to check out! It's called We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States. The illustrations and forward are by David Catrow. It's very simple- it takes you through each segment of the preamble with adorable kid-friendly illustrations to go along with it. The Preamble to the Constitution can be tough for kids to understand, and this book is a great way to introduce them to it. As we read the book together, I like to have my students write down what each segment means on sticky notes to help with understanding. Then we compile the sticky notes in our Social Studies Notebooks to reference later. After we've read the whole book and analyzed the Preamble, I have the students make posters for each section to explain what it means. Then we put the posters around the room so we can refer to them during our New Nation and Government unit. And I always LOVE to play the Schoolhouse Rock song about the Constitution because that reinforces everything we've talked about. And it's so catchy! Your students will have the Preamble memorized after you play the song a few times! :) You can find it by searching on YouTube. If you would like more resources for teaching about the Constitution and Government, please check out our articles with flip books and comprehension questions. Just the click the image below. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great week!

I love social studies and how it mixes so well with everything that we are doing in ELA!! Right now, we are reading “The Lemonade War”! My kiddos love it and so do I! The best part is that it fits perfectly into our Economics standards! We use this novel study to go through the ... Read More about Market Day Economics Project

Free parts of the US Constitution lesson with graphic organizer that teaches how the US Constitution is organized. Perfect for 5th grade and middle school.

American Symbols is one of my favorite social studies units to teach to first and second graders. I've rounded up my favorite, activities, books, and videos for teaching about American Symbols in this post. ActivitiesAmerican Symbols Bingo GameTo play this game, the teacher reads off a clue such as: "This building is on the back of the penny," and the students find the matching American symbol on their game board. Multiple clues are provided for each symbol so that your class can play again an

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Children will refer to a map, a key, and a compass rose to answer eight questions in this colorful map-reading worksheet.

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