Constitution Day Resources

Click on the links below.

Web Sites:

Constitution Day - MSDE
http://www.ccps.org/socialstudies/Constitution Day/constitution day resources.html

Justice Learning (resources for all grade levels)
http://www.justicelearning.org/constitutionday/index.asp

Constitution Day Inc.(resources for all grade levels QuickTime movie clips)
http://www.constitutionday.com/

The National Archives Experience (resources for all grade levels)
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution/constitution-day.html

Constitution Center (resources for all grade levels)
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitutionday/display/MainS/Home

About (resources for middle and high school)
http://usgovinfo.about.com/blconstday.htm

Center for Civic Education (downloadable lessons for all grade levels)
http://www.civiced.org/byrd2006/

Education World (resources and links for all grade levels)
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson347.shtml

Lourdes Library, (resources for all grade levels)
http://www.gmc.edu/library/Constitution_Day.htm

Bill of Rights Institute (resources for middle and high school)
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/

Constitution Facts (resources for middle and high school)
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/

A to Z Teachers Stuff (resources for all grade levels, includes lesson plans)
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Constitution_Day/index.shtml

Junior Achievement Lesson Plans for Constitution Day (lesson plans for all grade levels)
http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_supplements_constitution.shtml

Info Please (information)
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/constitutionday.html

Biographies of the Founding Fathers (Maryland's are not on this site)
http://www.colonialhall.com/biousc.php

Documents from the Maryland State Archives
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/educ/html/sc2221.html

Teaching with Documents (pictures and resources for all grade levels)
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-day/index.html

Primary Documents in American History
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Constitution.html

A Chronology of US Historical Documents http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/

The Constitution For the United States http://www.barefootsworld.net/constit1.html

Elementary Lesson Concept Ideas:

Kindergarten - Grade 1 -- Reciting and discussion the importance of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

http://www.homeofheroes.com/hallofheroes/1st_floor/flag/1bfc_pledge.html

http://www.usflag.org/history/pledgeofallegiance.html

http://history.vineyard.net/pledge.htm

Explanation of what the pledge means http://www.yankeegardener.com/birds/flagwave.htm

Apple Education Project with video clip http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=115

Song about the flag with a speach by John Wayne http://www.poofcat.com/pledgejw.html

Grade 2 -- Discussion of the importance of rules/laws and impact they have on individuals, families, and neighborhoods

Grade 3 -- The role of the Maryland and the Annapolis Convention

The Annapolis Convention http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/reference/AnnCv.htm

From Revolution to Reconstruction http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/D/1776-1800/constitution/annap.htm

Annapolis Convention http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch6s2.html

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0804110.html

http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/gopher/text/historical/annapolis-convention

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=182

Constitution Day Sample Lesson (This is a compressed folder you will download)

Grade 4 -- Maryland signers of the constitution http://www.usconstitution.net/declarsigndata.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_signatories_of_the_United_States_Constitution

http://www.constitutionfacts.com/constitution/Constitution_AboutTheSigners.pd
f#search=%22Maryland%20AND%20signers%20of%20the%20US%20Constitution%22

http://www.constitutionfacts.com/constitution/Signers.htm

http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html

Biographical Sketches of Constitutional Signers (pictures of the signers included)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/constitution/bioa.htm

Grade 5 -- The importance of the constitution in American history

Early American History http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/documents/constitution/background.html

Constitution Day Sample Lesson (This is a compressed folder you will download)