Over 100 choices of project-based learning activities are provided to enhance teaching U.S. Constitution and civics topics in the classroom.

Enhance classroom teaching on the United States Constitution with the help of these resources including lesson plans, activities, interactive sites and more.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Using this flipchart, students will learn about the United States Constitution and how they can create a constitution for their classroom.

Text and summary of the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Site includes a timeline as well as a link to a second timeline that has hyperlinks to additional information.

Set the class up for reading a primary source of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States in 1787. This lesson demonstrates the value of identifying and drafting documents the process to achieve the final document.

What responsibilities belong to the U.S. President and the Congressional houses when it comes to establishing the federal budget? Take a look at these resources and incorporate this lesson plan into classroom learning.

The Annenberg guide to the United States Constitution: what It says, what It means. RI.11-12.8 seminal U.S. texts

This book takes an in-depth look at the Constitution, annotated with detailed explanations of its terms and contents. Included are texts of primary source materials, sidebar material on each article and amendment, profiles of Supreme...

Check out this ibook on the United States Constitution.

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...

The preamble is the introduction to the Constitution. It outlines the general goals of the framers: to create a just government and to ensure peace, adequate national defense, and a healthy, free nation. With its first three words, "We...

Annenberg Classroom resource on the 10th Amendment which attempts to create a balance of power between federal and state government. With links to related news articles and resources.

Annenberg Classroom resource provides text of the 13th Amendment with an explanation of what it means. Links to related resources.

Text of the 23rd Amendment and accompanying explanation in Annenberg Classroom Civics Education site.

Learning module and lesson plan in which students will deliberate in the classroom on the topic of Affirmative Action. Lesson provides students with the history of affirmative action policies and practices in the U.S. and opposing...

Learning resource using C-SPAN videos and related articles from which students learn what a balanced budget amendment is and whether it's a good idea for the country or not. Students join the debate by participating in a deliberation in...

Annenberg Classroom summary and text of the 1st Amendment to the Constitution. Links to relevant news articles, video, and timeline.

Full text and detailed summary of the 6th Amendment to the Constitution. Site includes links to related resources including videos, timeline, and news articles.

Text and full descriptive summary of the 5th Amendment to the Constitution. Reference accompanied by links to related material including, video, timeline, and news sources.

Text and summary of the 3rd Amendment to the Constitution. Links to related resources.

Check out these free video-based materials for social studies teachers. Includes videos on current event issues, lesson plans on a variety of topics, and bell ringers. Engage your class with video clips that make the Constitution come...

A lesson in understanding the significance of the U.S. Constitution revolving around an editorial that explains two modes of interpreting the constitution: "living document" versus "original intent."

Classroom ready resource includes primary resource document of the Emancipation Proclamation, background information and questions for discussion.

Text of the 19th Amendment and explanation of the text. Annenberg Classroom series Constitution Guide. Related videos and timeline.