Constitution of the United States Lesson Plans

Young scholars, in groups, act as if they were news reporters in 1787 and interveiw one of the many signers of the U.S. Constitution. They also research the lives of some of the signers.

Fourth graders write new rules of their school.  In this rules and U.S. Constitution lesson, 4th graders discuss why we celebrate the 4th of July and examine the U.S. Constitution.  Students discuss the differences between people now and people 200 years ago.  Students take a walking tour of the school, discuss their observations, determine the rules in place and brainstorm rules for safety, health and games.

Students identify concrete and abstract nouns in the preamble to the Constitution, and complete Frayer Model graphic organizers using history and current events as examples of American values. In this preamble lesson plan, students use the preamble of the U.S. Constitution to identify American values.

This unit is an introduction to the U.S. Constitution. First, 8th graders read the Articles of Confederation. They pretend to be a visitor to the convention and write a journal describing the compromises that "save the day." Next, they research how the concepts of representative democracy work within the framework of our government as outlined in the Constitution.

Students act as newspaper reporters from 1787 and interview some of the signers of the Constitution. They study the contributions of these Founding Fathers: Washington, Franklin, Madison, Hamilton and discuss the purpose of the U.S. Constitution.

Students examine the U.S. Constitution. In this American government lesson plan, students explore the purpose and significance of the Constitution as they read the provided handouts and complete the provided worksheet.

Students gain an understanding of the U.S. Constitution. In this American government lesson, students discuss the need for government. Students analyze the Preamble and the Constitution as they compare it to other constitutions in the world.

Students play a matching game with Constitutional terms. In this U.S. Constitution lesson, students play a matching game with images and terms about the U.S. Constitution. This lesson includes lots of background information on the Constitution.

Young scholars analyze the U.S. Constitution. In this U.S. Constitution lesson, students discuss how and why countries establish governments. Young scholars analyze the U.S. Constitution and compare it to other nations' constitutions.

Students explore social studies by answering study questions. In this U.S. Constitution lesson, students view a slide-show of paintings and documents from the 1700's when the Constitution was being drafted. Students complete a journal writing activity about the Constitution and answer study questions.