Looking for a way to help your child truly understand the US Constitution? Do your kids know as much about the Constitution as they should? Give them a crash course with this unit study! This study includes 13 pages of resources and activities, including a history of Constitution Day, Constitution facts, The Bill Of Rights, US Constitution Amendments, and more. Plus, there are two pages of tests so you can measure your child's progress. And finally, there are also fun activities like poster making and creating Amendment 28. With this unit study, you'll have everything you need to help your child become an expert on the US Constitution.

US Constitution lesson plans for 5th grade and middle schoo including 15 complete lessons, simulations, games, worksheets, activities, and m0ore!

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

For constitution day, we read We The Kids and watched Charlie Brown’s The Birth of The Constitution. We wrote our own preamble for our class based upon the book. I was very impressed with what they came

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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.

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Free printable US Constitution lapbook includes fold-able mini-books about amendments, bill of rights, the framers, delegates, and more.

If you are looking to teach the US Constitution in a fun and engaging way, then you will want to check out our Constitution Detectives activity! Reading and understanding the US Constitution can be difficult for students. This detective activity is perfect to help your class dig into what the Constitution is really about. Through this resource, students will leave with a deeper understanding of the three branches of government and how our democracy works. Students will be learning about key vocabulary such as democracy, amendment, federal system, and more. They will also become experts in understanding events that led up to the creation of the Constitution, the roles of the three branches of government, the rights of citizens, and the ratifying of the Constitution. DIGITAL VERSION NOW INCLUDED! Here is what is included in this amazing US Constitution resource: Constitution Detectives Teacher Tips (2-pages) Introductory Handout (1-page) Detective Handout (12-pages) Detective Handout Answer Key (12-pages) Detective Badge Template (1-page; 9 per page) Grading Rubric (1-page; 2 per page) What is NOT Included: Constitution of the United States Document Resources for student research Looking for other great US History Resources? Click on the titles below: Declaration of Independence Detectives How a Bill Becomes a Law How a Bill Becomes a Law Board Game Election and Voting Activities TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Kimberly R: My students love this! It gives them a great overview of the Constitution and puts it in a way they can understand. I use this every year with my class. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Elizabeth C: This resource made studying the Constitution so much fun! My class was a combined classroom of 4th graders and 5th graders. While 4th graders were learning state history and had very specific lessons that needed my oversight, I was able to use these projects for my 5th graders. They learned about the history topics in more of an independent study style! These resources were a major timesaver for me! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Stephen E: My students had a great time with this activity! It took multiple days to complete, and they were disappointed on the days that we weren't able to work on it. They all demonstrated a increased understanding of the Constitution, and because since it was the beginning of a new school year, the activity helped the students to get to know each other better as well. Be the first to know about discounts, freebies and new resources! · Click the green star to get email notifications about new resources and sales. · Join our newsletter. · Find our blog – Creativity in the Modern Classroom or follow us on Facebook. Copyright © Wise Guys All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Not for public display. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

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

1-2-3 Come Do Some Constitution Day Activities With Me I've been working like mad today to finish up a few of the Constitution Day activities that I was designing. I hope someone out there can still use them. I'm all for easy, when the administration throws these "According to the law, everyone has to teach something about the Constitution on April 17th..." zingers at us. With that in mind, and because I couldn't find an emergent reader that simplified the Constitution for PK-K, I decided to make my own. This little, non-fiction Constitution booklet, is filled with basic facts, in easy to understand, kid-friendly terms, that help explain what the Constitution is all about. So...Woo hoo! Simply "print & go" and you're all set with a quick, easy, and interesting little something to plug in for Constitution Day. Students "read" the simple sentences (I used plenty of words from the Dolch lists) then trace and write the main idea word. Doing so, will help build vocabulary and reinforce comprehension. Besides the "kiddy" emergent reader version, I added more factual information to make a non fiction booklet, suitable for 3rd & 4th graders. For quick printing, there are two pages on one template. The booklet for older kiddos has 5 more pages. Click on the link to pop on over. Emergent Reader Constitution booklet. I turned the last page of the booklet into a Constitution Day coloring page. It's one of today's featured FREEBIES. Click on the link to grab a copy. The other FREEBIE is a pair of parchment-look scrolls. Use them to have your students write their own classroom Constitution, Bill of Rights or class contract. Also hot off the press today is a set of Constitution themed Memory Match cards. They match my Constitution Day Number Puzzles, which makes for a nice coordinated center/station. Students can match the picture to the picture or the picture to the word card. I've numbered them, so children can self-check. You can also play an "I Have; Who Has?" game. "I have George Washington. Who has his name card?" Use the picture cards to build vocabulary and explain a bit about the Constitution. "The men on these cards are some of the "Framers" that worked on the Constitution." etc. Use them as flashcards to see who can tell who or what's on the card and how it relates to Constitution Day. Later in the year, bring the game out again in February for Presidents' Day, posing the question: "Which of these men became President? Who was the first?" Well that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by. Our server was having issues for a bit, so it was timing out and driving me crazy! Every time I tried to save my work the page errored out and I lost everything. You are reading my 4th redo of this article. Of course a killer headache has insued, so time to quit. Wishing everyone an interesting Constitution Day tomorrow. "The Constitution is never tested during times of tranquility; it is during times of tension , trumoil, tragedy, trauma, and terrorism that it is sorely tested." -Mike Honda

13 Colonies Unit with 15 complete lessons, simulations, games, worksheets, activities, and more! Can be used with 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th graders.

5 primary and secondary sources to help middle school students understand the US Constitution (5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade). Worksheets included.

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US Constitution Day September 16, 2016 September 18, 2017 September 17, 2018 September 17, 2019 September 17, 2020 10 Facts Students Should Know about the Constitution Click HERE to SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter for SECRET SALES and FREE printables. Click HERE to view our Teachers Pay Teachers Promoting Success store. --------------------------------- FUN FACTS -------------------------------- Who doesn't enjoy some SchoolHouse Rock! Sing along with the Preamble! -------------------------------- Learn about the Constitution in 1787! -------------------------------- 7 Basic Principles of the Constitution This is a great project idea for your students in your classroom: -------------------------------- You may also like these resources from our store on TpT: 1. U.S. Constitution Crossword Puzzle In this worksheet packet, you will receive a Constitution vocabulary crossword puzzle, clues, word bank, and answer key. There are 20 U.S. Constitution vocabulary words with clues and definitions that comprise the crossword puzzle. Please see the preview for the Constitution word bank sets. This would work well in a social studies or government classroom. 2. U.S. Constitution Amendments Interactive Notebook Craftivity In this printable U.S. Constitutional Amendments activity packet, students will color and cut out three lift the flap pages with nine constitutional amendments on each page. A separate word bank is also available for easy differentiation. Students read the amendment number on the flap and write (or paste) the correct, matching amendment summary underneath the flap. When the activity is completed, the students can lift the flaps as a study guide. Finally, a quiz is provided for all 27 constitutional amendments plus three bonus questions along with an answer key. 3. U.S. Constitution Task Cards In this printable U.S. Constitution Day activity packet, you will receive a set of 30 U.S. Constitution task cards, Constitution vocabulary word bank, student response form worksheet and answer key. These Constitution task cards are excellent alternatives to worksheets. Scavenger hunt directions, along with 20 other games ideas, are also included. ---------------------------------- US Flag Craft Project ---------------------------------- You may also like these items from our Amazon Associate store: Declaration of Independence Posters Declaration of Independence 1776 An exact replica of the original Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. Inspired and written by the founding fathers, the parchment is antiqued to have the same color and appearance as the document currently stored in the National Archives. Accurate reproduction on antiqued parchment 1 page 23 x 29 Constitution of the United States 1787 The Constitution of the United States on one sheet for easy framing and display. "We the people" Do you know what comes next? Accurate reproduction on antiqued parchment Shows all original 1787 text on one sheet 23 x 29 Bill of Rights 1789 The Bill of Rights of the United States as it originally appeared. The most famous amendments to the Constitution of the U.S., the Bill of Rights contain the most often quoted rights granted to American citizens. Shows all original 1789 text on one sheet 23 x 29 ---------------------------------- Constitution Translated for Kids Constitution Translated for Kids - winner of the 2011 Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award for Education (Government and Politics), the “Mom’s Choice Award” and a “Best Books Award” - is a simple, widely acclaimed, non ideological translation of the entire U.S. Constitution, side-by-side with the original 1787 text. Teachers hail the accompanying free Teacher’s Guide as an extraordinary resource to teach the Constitution to all ages. Grades 5-10 ---------------------------------- We the People: Story of Our Constitution America had won the Revolution, but our troubles were far from over. The thirteen states were squabbling, the country could not pay its bills, and in Massachusetts farmers had taken up arms against the government. Was our country, which had fought so hard for its independence, going to survive? In May 1787 delegates from across the country -- including George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin -- gathered in Philadelphia and, meeting over the course of a sweltering summer, created a new framework for governing: the Constitution of the United States. Their efforts turned a shaky alliance of states into a nation that would prosper and grow powerful, drawing its strength for centuries to come from "We the people" and inspiring hope for freedom around the world. Grades 3-5 ---------------------------------- We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States A long time ago some smart guys wrote the Preamble to the Constitution. You have probably read it before, but do you know what it means? And did it ever make you laugh? Now it will! Perfect for inspiring discussion in classrooms and around kitchen tables, this fun-filled and cheerfully illustrated look at the Preamble provides an accessible introduction to America's founding ideals for citizens of allages. Grades K-3 ---------------------------------- Our Constitution Rocks Imagine a world without Twitter, Facebook, iTunes, or television… Little did the Framers of the United States Constitution know that their work would change the course of history, but that’s exactly what it did. The Constitution has been called miraculous, revolutionary, unprecedented, all that and more! 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Neatly woven into the discussion of what the framers were doing and how they did it are some wonderfully gossippy tidbits that are sure to catch young readers' imagination and make it all come alive for them. The text of the Constitution is included, as well as several pages of notes that expand upon some of the points that the main text touches upon. ---------------------------------- Constitution Quest Game Simple directions with added twists for fun, interesting, engaging game play. Play in less than an hour...the more you play, the more you learn! Includes a complimentary copy of the Constitution and Declaration of Independance. Fun and educational for the classroom, family, or friends. 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Free Constitution Day printables to use in your classroom or homeschool setting. Includes copy of the preamble, word finds, trivia cards and more.

Looking for a way to help your child truly understand the US Constitution? Do your kids know as much about the Constitution as they should? Give them a crash course with this unit study! This study includes 13 pages of resources and activities, including a history of Constitution Day, Constitution facts, The Bill Of Rights, US Constitution Amendments, and more. Plus, there are two pages of tests so you can measure your child's progress. And finally, there are also fun activities like poster making and creating Amendment 28. With this unit study, you'll have everything you need to help your child become an expert on the US Constitution.

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