Here are resources that you can use to talk about the Constitution with your students on Constitution Day or any time.
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It’s Almost Constitution Day!
Here are a few resources that you can use to talk about the Constitution with your students on Constitution Day or any time.
New eBook and Lesson: Representing Congress
Use political cartoons to engage your students in a discussion of what Congress is, how it works, and what it does.
Constitutional Scavenger Hunt with Political Cartoons Lesson Engages Students
This new lesson guides students to an understanding of how the provisions of the U.S. Constitution are visually represented in popular media.
Funding for Exploration
The famous Lewis and Clark expedition is a story of American pioneering. Today’s spotlight document focuses on the very start of this expedition, when in 1803 President Jefferson sent a confidential letter to Congress.
Congress Creates the Bill of Rights App: Android and PDF Release
Congress Creates the Bill of Rights app is now available for Android devices.
New DocsTeach Activity: Congress in Article I of the U.S. Constitution
Students match primary sources to clauses from Article I of the U.S. Constitution that detail six powers of Congress in our newest online activity.
Congress Creates the Bill of Rights: iPad App and Educational Resource
Congress Creates the Bill of Rights, our new mobile app for iPads, allows students to explore the proposals, debates, and revisions that shaped the Bill of Rights.
Congress Creates the Bill of Rights
Introducing Congress Creates the Bill of Rights, consisting of: an eBook, a mobile app for tablets, and online resources for teachers and students.
Constitution Day is September 17!
Celebrate and learn more about our Federal Government’s founding document with these activities and resources.