Library of Congress
Loc: Constitution Day Resources
A selection of online resources from THOMAS that have to do with the US Constitution.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: The u.s. Constitution (1783 1789)
A comprehensive unit of the colonies gaining their independence from and trying to create an effective constitution establishing a new government. Find lessons, videos, and primary sources.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Constitution Drafting a More Perfect Union
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.
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: Articles of Confederation vs. the u.s. Constitution
Fourth graders will be introduced to the primary documents of the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution. They will figure out the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and compare them to the US Constitution. Students...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Us Constitution Bill of Rights
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students explore Amendments 1-10 and discuss the impact of events that led to the ratification of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Complete credit page of websites used to create...
The Dirksen Congressional Center
Congress Link: Lesson Plans
The Dirksen Congressional Center provides abundant lesson plans on all aspects of the US Congress and the US Constitution. All lessons contain time frames, objectives, and links to material, and are built around Bloom's taxonomy.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Constitutional Amendments and Gay Marriage
In this lesson, students examine and debate the issue of same sex marriage by studying background information, news articles, legal arguments and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. They then draft an amendment of their own to...
PBS
Structure of Congress and the Legislative Process Lesson
This lesson explores the structure of Congress and the legislative process. There is an introduction, a research activity, an assessment, and a role play activity.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Bill of Rights: Debating the Amendments
Help students grasp the idea of making amendments with this lesson on the debates of the amendments to the US Constitution. Use primary sources to have the students choose their own amendments, give them opportunity to analyze the...
Teachnology
Teachnology: United States Constitution Teaching Theme
Enhance classroom teaching on the United States Constitution with the help of these resources including lesson plans, activities, interactive sites and more.
iCivics
I Civics: Comparative Constitutions
Students explore how the US Constitution is similar to and different from state constitutions. Uses the constitutions of Florida and Virginia as examples.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Constitution: Drafting a More Perfect Union
This lesson provides discussion, culminating, and extension activities to enhance student understanding of the Constitution, and the Committees of Detail and Style. Students have the opportunity to compare the work of those two...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Constitutional Compromises: The Electoral College
This resource from Khan Academy provides a lesson about the Electoral College. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.
iCivics
I Civics: Anatomy of the Constitution
This lesson gives an article-by-article overview of the structure and function of the U.S. Constitution. Students learn about the duties and powers of the three branches, the amendment process, and the role of the Constitution as the...
Other
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Educating About Immigration
Immigration has always played a critical part in American history. Legalities, history, and reform of immigration are offered. Find lessons for teachers and data for students conducting research on immigration. [Free registration...
Other
Teach Us History: Indian Removal
A lesson plan unit that looks at the efforts of the Cherokee Nation in Georgia between 1817 and 1827 to establish their own system of governance and to keep their lands from being ceded. Even though the Supreme Court ultimately ruled in...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Magna Carta: Cornerstone of the u.s. Constitution
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Magna Carta: Cornerstone of the U.S. Constitution." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: u.s. Constitution: The Bill of Rights
Fifth graders will examine the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Constitution or Articles?
In this lesson, students will observe the political climate at the time of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and read the writings of the delegates who refused to sign the proposed Constitution, as well as those who supported it....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History Period 3: 1754 1800: The American Revolution
This Khan Academy resource provides video lessons, detailed notes, and practice questions for the AP U.S. History Exam. The years 1754-1800 are covered.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us Government and Civics
An entire course on US government and civics - we don't seem to have any of it; many individual lessons to harvest. Should be cross-checked against embedded videos.
Other
Us Courts: Fourth Amendment Activities
Activities for the classroom on the 4th Amendment in which students apply landmark Supreme Court cases to contemporary scenarios related to search and seizure issues at school, in the car, and the home. With lesson plan and links to...
University of Nebraska Omaha
Ec Ed Web: How Has the Constitution Shaped the Economic System in the Us?
This lesson plan deals with how the U.S. Constitution has shaped our economic system. Provides standards, objectives, and materials.
iCivics
I Civics: The Federalist Debate
The ratification debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists gives us insight into the ideas behind both sides and a better understanding of how our government developed in its early years.