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- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify what a good government should provide for its citizens, and link their ideas to those of the founding founders by analyzing the Preamble to the Constitution. They create a mural depicting their understanding of the Preamble. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine the Preamble to the Constitution and discover what it means. They examine images and discuss what they see. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students analyze the Preamble of the Constitution and identify the historical context that led to its wording. They, in groups, interpret phrases from the Preamble, examine relevant court cases and create illustrations for their portion or text. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explain the purposes of the U.S. Constitution as identified in the Preamble to the Constitution. They identify fundamental values and principles as they are expressed in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students read and analyze the Preamble to the Constitution. They participate in a class discussion, read the Preamble as a class, and identify laws that have been passed in their lifetime that continue to make sure the goals of the Preamble are met. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students experience Constitution Day. They discuss the Constitution and its laws, how Congress and the Supreme Court are organized, the rights of the people, and the advantages and disadvantages of a written constitution. They review the phrases for the preamble and arrange cards reflecting the phrases in the correct order. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students read and study the Preamble. After identifying difficult words, students identify substitute words that mean the same thing. Given a copy of the preamble, students write the substitute words below the difficult word. Students draw illustrations below the phrases. Final project is displayed in the classroom. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students determine which goal of the Preamble addresses a topic. They determine which Amendments of the Bill of Rights supports which of the 6 goals of the Preamble and explain the purpose and meaning of the Bill of Rights as identified in the Preamble to the U. S. Constitution Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the Preamble of the Constitution in order to recognize its influence upon its effect upon government. They conduct research using a variety of resources and use historical documents to obtain information. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students begin the lesson by comparing and contrasting two state constitution's preambles. After identifying the themes in the state preambles, they compare the U.S. Constitution's preamble to the states. They work together to write their own new preamble to the Constitution and research the amending process of the Constitution itself. Full Review »
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