Constitution Day

This lesson is designed to acquaint students with sections of the Bill of Rights through the use of Caldecott Medal Books and other picture books. Appropriate for Early Childhood Education (Pre-K...

In this lesson, students develop an awareness of the Constitution by exploring what it is and why it is important. Students examine their classroom rules poster as an introduction to the concept...

This lesson introduces the study of authority. Students learn two very important concepts: authority and limited government. Students also learn the importance of examining and choosing people for...

The emoluments clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution to ensure that elected leaders do not gain a profit from their offices. Three groups sued President Trump over the emoluments clause...

Throughout the history of our nation the word “liberty” has been of significance. This lesson will ask students to explore the word: its meaning through symbols, its historical significance...

In this inquiry, students gain an informed, critical perspective on the United States Constitution as it stood at the close of the 1787 Constitutional Convention. Examining the ways that the...

This engaging Constitution Day lesson presents a series of quandaries that represent many great ideas and principles that have shaped our constitutional heritage. In each exercise, students apply...

Using http://context.montpelier.org as a reference, students will understand why the Notes are important and how the Notes translated into our Constitution; will understand the thought processes...

This activity has students respond to the 4 major compromises at the Constitutional Convention: strong federal vs. strong state governments, large population states vs. small population states,...