[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read "The Bill of Rights" and "The Preamble to the United States Constitution" and answer questions on the paired texts.

Take a close look at the United States Bill of Rights, the ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. It was written a long time ago-1791. Move your cursor over the picture below to see if you can read the rights given to American citizens.

Explore why the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution and its enduring impact on defining our rights. In this interactive lesson from WGBH, students develop a written argument in response to the question "How does the Bill of...

A learning module that begins with "The Bill of Rights" by James Madison, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...

Many Americans take for granted the freedoms contained in the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. As students play this game, they will discover surprising facts about the story behind the Bill of Rights and gain a clearer...

Ths is the second PDF is in the series Congress Creates the Bill of Rights. This part focuses on the debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists on questions surrounding passage of the Bill of Rights. Short biographies, pictures,...

This is the first PDF in a four-part series on the Bill of Rights. This part focuses on the history and chronology of the passage of the Bill of Rights. Vivid pictures, primary source documents, and a timeline are provided. [PDF]

This is the 3rd section of a PDF entitled Congress Creates the Bill of Rights. This section focuses on the articles debated in Congress that eventually formed the Bill of Rights. Background on each article is given as well as a picture...

This PDF is the last in the series called Congress Creates the Bill of Rights. Imagine you are in Congress in 1789 and have to vote on these proposed amendments. Which way would you vote? This source provides background on each amendment...

An interactive experience with the Bill of Rights. The Our Documents group allows you to view a copy of the original Bill of Rights. There is a brief information section along with links to larger images, a typed transcript, and...

Lesson from the National Humanities Center explores the doubts, concerns, and misgivings surrounding the development of the Bill of Rights. Primary or secondary sources, text analysis and Close reading strategies, background notes, and...

This site contains a complete transcription of The Bill of Rights, along with zoomable graphics of the original handwritten text. It also includes information about the historical context of the document, links to more constitutional...

A lesson plan and extension activities focused on the Occupy Protests which began in 2011. Students will explore the goal of the protests in relationship to the Bill of Rights.

Free lesson plans concerning the Bill of Rights and the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Included are lessons on important news stories occurring today, as well as lessons on famous Americans and how they executed their rights.

Yale's School of Law provides the text of the ten original amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights.

Ben's Guide is a fun way to present US laws to students grades K-12. This site presents a brief overview of the Bill of Rights. Links to related sites are available.

Ben's Guide is a fun way to present US laws to students grades K-12. This site presents a brief history of the Bill of Rights. Links to related sites are available.

Use an interactive spreadsheet to investigate both the origins and the politics of the Bill of Rights. Peruse the proposals made by James Madison and which ones were adopted. Click on the color-coded documents to view them.

In this tutorial, students learn about the Amendments in the Bill of Rights, the rights they grant and the limits placed on these. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.

In this instructional activity, 5th graders learn about the bill of Rights, why it was added to the Constitution, and its importance to the freedoms and liberties that Americans have today. Student resources are included.

A set of activities that link to a mobile app called "Congress Creates the Bill of Rights." The materials used in the app can also be downloaded in PDF format. There is also a free ebook in epub format that is incorporated into the...

Visit The National Archives & Records Administration's website on the Bill of Rights. The site gives some background information on the drafting of the Bill of Rights, lets you view the text to the document, lets you view an image of...

Investigate what the politics were leading to the creation of the Bill of Rights. Identify how the debates in the first congress led to the stages of approval and ultimately the adoption of the ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Find a list of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and see why these additions were made to the ruling document.