FREE Constitution Day Resources!

• Bill of Rights
• Remarks of Former Chief Justice Burger
• Constitution Day Bookmarks (5 files): Print on your own laser or deskjet printer!
  • Plain CD Bookmarks
  • Customized Plain CD Bookmarks + space for Library Name
  • Flag/map Bookmarks
  • Customized Flag/Map Bookmarks + space for Library Name
  • Back of Bookmarks Information
• Collaboration/Partnering Ideas
• Constitution Day Coloring Books
  • Kindergarten
  • Grade 1
• Constitution Day Lesson Plans
  • K - 2
  • 3 - 5
  • 6 - 8
  • 9 - 12 (Part 1)
  • 9 - 12 (Part 2)
• Constitution Day Toolkits/Programming Ideas
• Constitution Day Quizzes - make copies and test your knowledge
  • Children
  • YA
• Constitution Day Quiz answers
  • Children
  • YA
• Constitution Day Reading List - Adult
• Constitution Day Reading List - Children
• Constitution Day Word Find - more fun to challenge yourself; make copies
• Constitution Day Word Search - more fun to challenge yourself; make copies
• Constitution Day Word Search answers
• Preamble to the Constitution
• Information to order Other Resources (copies of Constitution, posters, etc.)
• Web Resources for Constitution Day

Constitution Day Lesson (Center for Civic Education): Kindergarten
Constitution Day Lesson (Center for Civic Education): 1-2
THE CONSTITUTION FOR KIDS, Grades K-3
LFE Pledge of Allegiance Game
LFE Preamble Scramble
LFE Bill of Rights Match Game

Constitution Day Lesson (Center for Civic Education): 3-4
Constitution Day Lesson (Center for Civic Education): 5-6
Hand Motions for memorizing the Preamble - http://www.nccs.net/constitution-week/preamble.pdf
www.ccle.fourh.umn.edu/rulesfortsmith.html&original=http://www.proteacher.com/090037.shtml&title=A Study of the First Amendment Rights in the Bill of Rights|A Study of the First Amendment Rights in the Bill of Rights]]
THE CONSTITUTION FOR KIDS. Grades 4-7

LFE Preamble Scramble
LFE Bill of Rights Match Game

Constitution Day Lesson (Center for Civic Education): 5-6
Constitution Day Lesson (Center for Civic Education): 7-8LFE Constitution Relay
Constitution Day Activity Book http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/OnDemand/ConstitutionDay/FinalConDayTab.pdf
Bill of Rights Institute- Lessons for Middle and High School - http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/Instructional/Resources/ConstitutionDay/index.htm
Hand Motions for memorizing the Preamble - http://www.nccs.net/constitution-week/preamble.pdf
Lessons from "A More Perfect Union" - http://www.nccs.net/constitution-week/teacher_guide_book.pdf

(Order a More Perfect Union- http://www.nccs.net/constitution-week/a-more-perfect-union.html)
Justice Learning – Constitution Day Lesson Plans - http://www.justicelearning.org/constitutionday.asp
Justice Learning - Click on Constitution Guide - http://www.justicelearning.org/teachingmaterials.asp
General suggestions for activities - http://www.mcwdn.org/dof/boract.html
Classroom Constitution - http://www.congresslink.org/print_lp_classconstitution.htm
First Amendment Schools - http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/resources/lessonplans.aspx
The Constitution and the Idea of Compromise- http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/classroom/
Why Celebrate Constitution Day? - http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/classroom/constitution_day.html
eduplace.com/ss/hmss/5/unit/act4.1.html&original=http://www.proteacher.com/090037.shtml&title=Exploring the Bill of Rights|Understanding Primary Sources: Exploring the Bill of Rights]]
esd.iu5.org/LessonPlans/ConstitutionEL/youdecide.htm&original=http://www.proteacher.com/090037.shtml&title=You Decide|You Decide: Constitutional or Not?]]
THE CONSTITUTION FOR KIDS. Grades 4-7

THE CONSTITUTION FOR KIDS, Grades 8-12

Constitution Day Lesson (Center for Civic Education): 9-10

• Teacher Note - Audio
• Lesson Overview - Audio

Constitution Day Lesson (Center for Civic Education): 11-12
LFE Constitution Relay
Constitution Day Activity Book http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/OnDemand/ConstitutionDay/FinalConDayTab.pdf
Bill of Rights Institute- Lessons for Middle and High School - http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/Instructional/Resources/ConstitutionDay/index.htm
Observing Constitution Day - http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-day/
Lessons from "A More Perfect Union" - http://www.nccs.net/constitution-week/teacher_guide_book.pdf

(Order a More Perfect Union- http://www.nccs.net/constitution-week/a-more-perfect-union.html)

Justice Learning – Constitution Day Lesson Plans - http://www.justicelearning.org/constitutionday.asp
Justice Learning - Click on Constitution Guide - http://www.justicelearning.org/teachingmaterials.asp
General suggestions for activities - http://www.mcwdn.org/dof/boract.html
Classroom Constitution - http://www.congresslink.org/print_lp_classconstitution.htm
A Mock Constitutional Convention - http://www.congresslink.org/print_lp_mockconvention.htm
First Amendment Schools - http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/resources/lessonplans.aspx
The Constitution and the Idea of Compromise- http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/classroom/
Why Celebrate Constitution Day? - http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/classroom/constitution_day.html
What Conflicting Opinions Did the Framers Have about the Completed Constitution? - http://www.civiced.org/wtp_hs15_sb.html
Pro Teacher Activities - http://www.proteacher.com/090037.shtml
[[http://www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?id=11201&external=http:eduplace.com/ss/hmss/5/unit/act4.1.html&original=http:www.proteacher.com/090037.shtml&title=Exploring the Bill of Rights|Understanding Primary Sources: Exploring the Bill of Rights]]
[[http://www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?id=11008&external=http:esd.iu5.org/LessonPlans/ConstitutionEL/youdecide.htm&original=http://www.proteacher.com/090037.shtml&title=You Decide|You Decide: Constitutional or Not?]]
THE CONSTITUTION FOR KIDS, Grades 8-12

NC civic educ site - list of resources - http://www.sog.unc.edu/programs/civiced/resources/docs/ConstitutionDayResources.pdf