Resources for
| Celebrate Constitution Day - from the National Archives and Records Administration, the "home" of the Consitution | NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) - view the document itself, in various resolutions, and read its transcript |
| Lesson Plans for K - 12 - from the Center for Civic Education, these were developed in response to legislation that requires educational institutions receiving federal funding to present a program pertaining to the Constitution | Ben's Guide to Government for Kids - excellent website on government, organized by grade level. Choose the appropriate grade level and then click on Historical Documents (Note that for the K - 2 section, you must click on Our Government) |
| Marco Polo Lessons and Activities - excellent source of materials and lesson plans for K - 12, annotated, with links and resources | Observing
Constitution Day, the Constitution Game (from NARA)
- have kids explore in a simulation how the members of the Constitutional
Convention might have felt as they gathered to began the task of
writing the Constitution |
Interactive Constitution -searchable by topic, keyword, and by Supreme Court Decisions (for older students) |
Interactive Timeline - excellent multimedia, interactive timeline, appropriate for all ages. Opens with an audio of different voices reciting the preamble |
| American Memory, the Learning Page - a teaching unit on the Constitution | Save the Bill of Rights - interactive game for elementary students. They must move around a town to find where rights are being violated. |
| Documents from the Continental Congress - from the Library of Congress' American Memory site, a collection of 274 documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution | U.S. Courts Interactive Games - these interactive games test knowledge of the Constitution’s fundamentals. |
The Constitution: Counter Revolution or National Salvation (for high school) - from American Memory, a comprehensive lesson plan wherein students explore different perspectives on the Constitution |
White House for Kids - Constitution Quiz |
Constitution Day Lesson Plan (Middle School) - printable complete lesson plan developed by the Bill of Rights Institute |
Constitution Day Lesson Plan (High School) - printable complete lesson plan developed by the Bill of Rights Institute |
| United Streaming Video - search the library of videos to find those that are appropriate for your grade level. (If you need a passcode, email Linda Brandon at lbrandon@lakelandschools.org) | The Importance of a Written Constitution - narrative from the U.S. Courts government website |
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Do you have any suggestions to add to this page? Email Linda Brandon (lbrandon@lakelandschools.org) |
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