December 15 is Bill of Rights Day, which commemorates the ratification of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. These two eBooks, created by us at the National Archives, are useful for teaching about the creation of the Bill of Rights and for how the protections afforded by the first 10 amendments have been … Continue reading Bill of Rights Day
Here are resources that you can use to talk about the Constitution with your students on Constitution Day or any time.
This primary source-based workbook helps students explore concepts found in the Bill of Rights.
Here are a few resources that you can use to talk about the Constitution with your students on Constitution Day or any time.
Use political cartoons to engage your students in a discussion of what Congress is, how it works, and what it does.
We hosted our annual open houses for educators at the National Archives in Washington, DC, on September 24th, and at the National Archives at New York City on October 15th. Educators from various schools, locations, and grade levels came to explore our interactive tools and learn how to implement them in their classrooms. Here are some of the … Continue reading Sharing Our Teaching Resources: Evenings of Exploration
Students can explore the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act, and the personal stories of those it touched, through these new learning tools.
We offer distance learning programs, a Constitution-based learning lab, our new Bill of Rights eBook and iPad app, and many other online and in-person resources.
For those of you in the DC area, please join us at our Educators’ Open House on Thursday, November 13 from 5:30–7:30 pm at the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C. Come spend the evening and find out more about what we offer for you and your classroom! No pre-registration is required. Light refreshments will be served. Please bring your colleagues along! NARA Educators' Open … Continue reading Reminder: Educators’ Open House
Announcing our first ever Educators’ Open House! Come find out what we offer for your classroom.
