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Constitution Day

Teacher Resources
www.gmc.edu/library/Constitution_Day.htm
Lianne Hartman, Reference/Instruction Librarian, at Lourdes Library at Gwynned-Mercy College (Philadelphia, PA) assembled these key links to sites about Constitution Day for students and teachers. Click here to learn about the background of the Constitution Day holiday, the U.S. Constitution and a host of the best electronic classroom activities, discussion starters and lesson plans. There are multiple searchable lesson databases to choose from.

Constitution Day Links
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Day
Wikipedia, "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit" has an interesting list of links to constitutions of nations around the world. This is a great place to start from, as you can search in any direction your lessons dictate.

Newseum
www.newseum.org
Click on the Fun and Games button at the online museum of news, the "world's most interactive museum."

Simple Explanations
www.usconstitution.net/constkidsK.html
Introduces the U.S. Constitution to kids in simple terms.

Lesson Planning
www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson347.shtml
A lesson planning article about Constitution Day from Education World.

Elections and Voting
childrensbooks.about.com/od/elections/tp/elections.htm
Six excellent children's books about the U.S. political process, elections and voting.

Preamble Scramble
www.texaslre.org/lfei_preamble.html
Drag and click scrambled puzzle pieces that form the Preamble to the Constitution.

Lesson Plans
www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/7506.aspx
Six elementary lesson ideas to celebrate Constitution Day.

Constitution Lesson Plans K-12
cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu/davidj/Special%20Events/Constitution%20Day/constitution_day.htm
A huge array of K-12 lesson plans assembled by Carrollton-Farmer's Branch of the Independent School District for Constitution Day.