Primary
Digital History

Digital History: The Constitution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the text of the Constitution and amendments along with an explanation of each article and section. [pdf]
Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: The Annenberg Guide to the United States Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Annenberg guide to the United States Constitution: what It says, what It means. RI.11-12.8 seminal U.S. texts
Activity
US National Archives

Nara: Charters of Freedom: Constitution of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive overview of the U.S. Constitution. Places the Constitution in context with two other founding charters of American democracy and government, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. Includes access to digital...
Article
Henry J. Sage

Sage American History: Keys to Understanding the Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Article for students will help them to understand the important points of the Constitution. Discussion on the preamble, amendments, amendment process, voting, laws and the powers and limitations of government.
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Preamble

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the Preamble to the United States Constitution.
Lesson Plan
American Bar Association

American Bar Association: What Does the Preamble of the Constitution Mean? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan to help students understand the preamble of the U. S. Constitution.
Unit Plan
National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center: Interactive Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a wonderful way to explore the US Constitution. The actual text of the Constitution comes first, then an excellent explanation of the text follows. In addition, most of the Amendments have essays by scholars on opposing sides of...
Lesson Plan
Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Constitution Day and Citizenship Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
September 17 is recognized in the United States as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. The purpose of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is to commemorate the creation and signing of the supreme law of the land and to honor and...
Primary
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: The Preamble

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Lesson Plan
Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: u.s. Constitution: The Preamble

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will be able to explain the meaning of the Preamble to the Constitution.
Lesson Plan
Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Independence Day: Fundamental Ideas About Government

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will examine some of the fundamental ideas about government that is contained in the Declaration of Independence and the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. When the lesson is completed, students should be able to...
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Preamble: More Than an Introduction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Strategies to help young scholars learn the preamble of the Constitution. Includes a found poem lesson.
Primary
Other

North Carolina General Assembly: North Carolina State Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the North Carolina State Constitution, with the Preamble and links to each of the Articles.
Website
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Constitution Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Website page celebrates Constitution Day (September 17, 1787) commemorating the day on which the U.S. Constitution was signed by the delegates. Features quotes, discussion and links to realted resources.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: How Latin Affects Other Languages

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart shows a mnemonic for the Romance languages, how Latin affects the Romance languages and an example of Latinate words in English.
Handout
Other

Schoolhouse Rock: The Preamble

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site from Schoolhouse Rock, History Rock, provides the lyrics to a song called The Preamble. Need to learn the Preamble and what it means? This catchy tune from the popular 1970s cartoon series, Schoolhouse Rock, will help you to...