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All America will simultaneously say the Preamble to the Constitution on Tuesday, Sept. 17, to launch Constitution Week Sept. 16-21. And this new law requires every school getting federal funds to teach about the Constitution on Constitution Day.
Be prepared. Here are the better Constitutional resources.
As always, be wary of sites that have a hidden agenda promoting a biased view of the Constitution. Also consider extending this lesson beyond the required one period or day of activities to a week of integrated lessons in all classes.
And as usual, the best place to start is right here:
Other Constitution resources
Best
of History - U.S. History, Constitution
For sophisticated high school students -- if you teach an
advanced high school class or want to challenge a gifted student,
there is plenty here.
CongressLink
Another sophisticated site
Constitution
Day
Host site
Constitutional Rights Foundation Free Online Lesson Plans
For older students
Foundations of our Constitution
More from the Constitutional Rights Foundation
History of Government play
Alan Haskvitz's students created this play, and you can print it out and have the class act out the parts as it traces the history of government through time.
Mr. Donn's U.S. Constitutional Government
Huge link site -- uneven quality, but quantity makes up for it.
The
National Archives
Government site for teachers -- a few good ideas
National
Constitution Center
Find the Bill of Rights interactive game.
ProTeacher - The Constitution
Link site of lessons for younger students, it has uneven quality, but a good variety of lessons and activities offered.
The U.S. Constitution Online
Review this large link site -- boring graphics, but good links for advanced students and organized by grade level, too.
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