- National Archives & Records Administration [NARA] /
NARA's Teaching with Documents Lesson Plans / NARA’s DocsTeach
- Lesson Plans, Webquests, & Games all focused on
America’s founding documents at USHistorySite.com
- "A More Perfect Union: The Creation of the U.S. Constitution"
- Center for Civic Education
- American Bar Association’sConstitution Web site
- U.S. Dept. of Education resources
- Annenberg Classroom Constitution Day resources
Meet your Constitution Day education requirement by turning to the National Constitution Center! Tune in to our popular Constitution Hall Pass —viewed by over a million students on Constitution Day last year! This FREE, fun and fascinating webcast allows teachers and students to learn more about this historic day while chatting live with the National Constitution Center’s education staff. All you need is an internet connection to participate!
You won't want to miss the 2011 ALL NEWConstitution Hall Pass: Freedom of Expression which airs all day long on September 16. This engaging episode brings the story of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights to life and celebrates artists, writers and musicians throughout history who have exercised their right to free expression.
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The Bill of Rights Instituteis dedicated to creating educational materials for teachers like you, in order to help young Americans appreciate constitutional principles that define us as a nation.
BRI’s new web page, The Founding Documents,showcases the philosophical, traditional, and political foundations on which our nation was built and that continue to shape our free society.
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Constitutional Rights Foundationis pleased to present three new multimedia lessons for elementary, middle, and high school.
Colonial Williamsburg's Gift to the Nation for Constitution Day offers students an opportunity to interact virtually with historical characters and provides teachers with unique resources to engage students in the study of our United States Constitution.
The Electronic Field Trip, "A More Perfect Union", tells the story of the ratification of the Constitution and has as the first person narrator a young student from the late 1700s. This Electronic Field Trip builds background knowledge for educators and students, leading to better understanding of the challenges and choices made during the ratification of our Constitution.
- Available online 24/7 from September 6 to September 30, 2011
- On-demand video streaming over the web
- Email historical character, Benjamin Franklin
- Interactive online games
- Downloadable resources, such as the teacher guide and program script (PDF)
- Comprehensive lesson plans
Streaming Video / Interactive Websites:
From Discovery Education Streaming Videos:
- Our Constitution: The Document that Gave Birth to a Nation(24:00)
- Composing the Constitution(03:35)
From Mr. Nussbaum.com:
- Interactive U. S. Constitution
Bilingual:
Constitución de losEstados Unidos de América (Spanish translation that is part of the Political Database of the Americas site at Georgetown University)
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