Using discussion questions and a poster-creating activity, learners explore how the framework of the Constitution and its Bill of Rights help create safe communities. After listening to a song about the preamble and reading the Bill of Rights, young scholars work together to create artwork that demonstrates what they learned.

Concepts

constitutional amendments, constitutional law, constitutions, the bill of rights, rights, responsibility, the preamble to the united states constitution, primary source analysis, primary sources

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use included prompts to lead a conversation about how rules create a safe community
• Have class members develop posters that explain the Constitution's preamble or Bill of Rights

Classroom Considerations

• Resources referenced in the lesson are not included but are easy to find or replace

Pros

• Resource includes a rubric, which makes feedback simple
• Discussion questions make the Constitution relatable to children in grade school
• Interdisciplinary format of the resource engages a variety of class members

Cons

• Recommended "School House Rock" song is dated and not a diverse representation of America

Common Core

RI.4.1 RI.4.2 RI.4.7 RI.4.10