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Constitution Day

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Acrostic Form: Bill of Rights (elem) Acrostic writing activity where the first letters of every line spell "Bill of Rights". Great for a poem or short essay.
Book Report Form: Shhh! We're Writing the Constitution (elem/upper elem) Book report form to accompany "Shhh! We're Writing The Constitution" by Jean Fritz.
KWL: U.S. Constitution Use this form to organize Know, Want to know, and Learned material about the U.S. Constitution.
Poster: Constitution Preamble The text to the preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
Report Cover: The Constitution B/W illustrated cover for a report on the Constitution
Report Form: Famous Person (elem/upper elem) for the book "Shhh! We're Writing The Constitution" by Jean Fritz
Report Form: Three Branches of Government Chart and lines for writing about the three branches of government.
Report Form: U.S. Constitution Full page report format for students to write a report on the U.S. Constitution.
Vocabulary: Government Vocabulary words related to the government, with lines for writing out the definitions.
Writing Exercise: Freedom of Speech (upper elem/middle) Why is the freedom of speech important? Write an opinion paper on freedom of speech. Includes lines for writing.
Writing Prompt: Classroom Bill of Rights (elem/upper elem) Writing exercise in which students write three rights and explain why they are important. Includes lines for writing.
Writing Prompt: Constitution B/W scroll-shaped pattern with wide lines for writing and the prompt "We the students of...". Write your own classroom constitution or declaration of independence!



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Acrostic Form: Constitution Begin each line with a word that starts with the letter on that line.
Comprehension: Charters of Freedom (elem/upper elem) Three fact-filled reading comprehensions on the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, all in one easy download.Interesting and thorough!
Comprehension: The U.S. Constitution (elem) A fact-filled reading comprehension about the U.S. constitution.
Comprehension: The U.S. Constitution (primary) A simple and factual reading comprehension about the U.S. Constitution.
Comprehension: The U.S. Constitution (upper elem/ middle) This mini-unit focuses on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Context clue questions help students to better understand the world's oldest (in continual use) Constitution.
Comprehension: US Government - Constitution (elem/upper elem) The form of government and the three branches of government are presented as reading comprehensions, and then facts are reviewed with realistic word problems.
Comprehension: US Government - The Bill of Rights (elem/upper elem) Explains the first ten amendments in clear and simple language, then presents a real case (Tinker v. Des Moines) and a hypothetical case to help understand how those amendments work. Excellent review and critical thinking questions.
Project: First Amendment and Banned Books (middle/high school) A two page essay briefly addresses the topics of freedom of speech and banned books. This is followed by a page of suggested creative, persuasive, and research writing ideas for middle school students. Includes a rubric to help with grading; all assignments are open-ended. Banned Books Week is the last week in September.
Spelling: Constitution Preamble (upper elem) The words for the Preamble to the Constitution are presented in this spelling lesson, with cloze exercises and more.
Unscramble the Words: Constitution Preamble [member-created with abctools] All the capitalized words from the Preamble to the Constitution have been scrambled.
Word Search: Constitution Preamble (elem/upper elem) Find the words from the text of the Preamble to the Constitution, all hidden in the U.S.-shaped word search.
Worksheet: Preamble Scramble (elem/upper elem) Oh no! The words to the Constitution Preamble have been all mixed up. Can you put them in the correct order?
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