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Constitution Day

 

Welcome to The Bill of Rights Institute's Constitution Day Page

Founded in 1999, The Bill of Rights Institute is a non-profit organization with a mission to develop programs and curriculum that teach students about the founding of our nation and what it means to be an American citizen. The Bill of Rights Institute is dedicated to creating educational materials for teachers like you, in order to help young Americans appreciate constitutional principles that define us as a nation

Constitution Day Activities

Celebrate Constitution Day, September 17, with these activities provided by the Bill of Rights Institute. Some links require adobe acrobat.

Now Available for Constitution Day 2007!

Celebrate Constitution Day, a 12-page Tabloid packed with activities and content including: The Tabloid - provided in partnership with the Newspaper Association of America Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
  • Focus on the Constitutional Convention, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, with a special First Amendment focus.
  • “First Amendment in Action” activities on every page encourage kids to use their newspaper to learn about their rights and freedoms.

*Click here to view the answers for the Tabloid's Crossword Puzzle.

Visit our All-New, On-line Module - NOW AVAILABLE An interactive flash experience, the On-line Module is a great way to connect your students with the thoughts and ideas of the Constitutional Convention, and it's a lot of fun!



Below are some screenshots and explanations for each activity in the Module.

From the homepage of the module, you can select any one of 3 activities. Each activity is listed below.

The highlight of the On-line Module, Madison's Notes are Missing takes users back in time to the Constitutional Convention. The time-traveler will ask questions of the Founders and report their findings in a news story. Each Founder is voiced and animated.

The next activity is an interactive crossword puzzle that focuses on the Founding.
The final activity is a quote matching exercise that lets users identify important phrases that were used by the Founders. Each quote is matched with its Founder by dragging it from the bottom box into the speech bubble above.

Constitution Day Lesson For Middle School (click links below to download)
High Resolution in pdf format (1.55 mb) can take 2 to 3 minutes to load
Low Resolution in pdf format (427 kb)

Constitution Day Lesson for High School (click links below to download)
High Resolution in pdf format (1.43 mb) can take 2 to 3 minutes to load
Low Resolution in pdf format (469 kb)

Constitution Cube Activities (Click Here!) (Great for every type of learner)

Faces of Freedom - Lesson 2: Champions of Freedom for Middle School
Lesson 2: Champions of Freedom in pdf format (221 kb)

Founders' Online (Click Here!)

Founders and the Constitution
 3-minute audio biography (streaming audio) to listen, download Windows Media Player

First Amendment Lesson (pdf) from Media and American Democracy for High School (Click Here!) (386 kb)