Constitution Day (Subscribe)
Links
Celebrate Constitution Day
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/Instructional/Resources/ConstitutionDay/lesson_MShigh.pdf
An 18-page PDF Booklet with middle school lesson plans and reproducibles. From the Bill of Rights Institute. [PDF]
Celebrating Constitution Day at TheHolidayZone.com
http://www.theholidayzone.com/constitution/
Provides printable worksheets, puzzles, coloring pages, discussion questions, writing prompts, and a vocabulary guide.
Center for Civic Education: Constitution Day
http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=constitution_day
Collection of downloadable lesson plans and audio files for kindergarten through high school.
Constitution Day
http://www.crf-usa.org/constitution_day/constitution_day_home.htm
Free classroom materials from the Constitutional Rights Foundation.
Constitution Day
http://www.constitutionday.com/
The official site of the organization that lobbied for Constitution Day to be made a national holiday. Includes a Constitution study guide with 200+ questions/answers.
Constitution Day Resources from the Library of Congress
http://thomas.loc.gov/teachers/constitution.html
Includes full text of various historical documents, lesson plans, stories for children, and book recommendations.
Constitution Day Stirs Debate Over Interpreting Founders' Intentions
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2005/09/21/news/13143.shtml
Article from The Daily Princetonian explores the controversy behind this holiday. (September 21, 2005)
CQ Press In Context: Constitution Day
http://www.cqpress.com/incontext/constitution/default.htm
Provides lesson plans and other educational resources for use in the high school or college classroom.
Education World Lesson Planning: Constitution Day
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson347.shtml
An educator's guide to online resources, lesson plans, and activities.
Observing Constitution Day
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-day/
Resources for students and educators from the National Archives.
Scholastic News: Constitution Day
Three projects from Scholastic help students write their own classroom constitution, explore ways in which the U.S. Constitution is a living document, and determine whether various laws and actions are constitutional.
Schools to Observe "Constitution Day"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7960256/
News article discusses requirements set forth in the bill creating this event as well as the government's plans for enforcing the requirements. (May 17, 2005)