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U.S. Constitution Day 
September 17

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Middle (Grades 6 - 8) Lesson Plans

Elementary Middle High

Bill of Rights - The Constitutional Convention:  What the Founding Fathers Said http://edsitement.neh.gov/monthly_feature.asp

Digital History - Who Wrote the Constitution?  www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/constitution/constitution_menu.cfm

Constitution Lesson Plans http://www.besthistorysites.net/USHistory_Constitution.shtml

American History http://library.thinkquest.org/27514/ Flash cards for the U.S. Constitution

Roadmap to the United States Constitution http://library.thinkquest.org/11572/

The National Archives and Records Administration explores the history and impact of the Constitution of the United States. Content includes pictures of the actual document, its text, biographies of the founding fathers, a Q&A section presenting dozens of fascinating facts about the Constitution, plus more! http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/constitution.html 

Students go back to 1787 as newspaper reporters to communicate information about the new Constitution that has just been sent to Congress. Each student will have a specific job in his/her group to research and work on for the newspaper. http://www.lesd.k12.az.us/PV/specials/media/conindex.html 

Interactive Constitution http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/ 

Books and magazines (Word document) for kids studying the Constitution