Constitution Day

Constitution Day

Background	The U.S. Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787. Each year schools receiving federal funds provide educational programming commemorating this event. This page is designed to provide students and teachers with Constitution-specific resources.
Print Resources	Look in the 342 section of your library for information on the U.S. Constitution.
Video Clips	● Almost Painless Guide to the Constitution [21:12 - intermediate] ● Shh! We're Writing the Constitution [31:14 - intermediate] ● Our Constitution: The Document that Gave Birth to a Nation [24:00 - 6th grade] These clips and others are available from Discovery Streaming, located on the Online Resource Page. Search by title or subject.
Online Databases	● World Book Online (search term = constitution) ● Searchasaurus (General Encyclopedia) search terms = constitution and "bill of rights" Click on an Online Resource button to access these and other resources.
Websites	Congress for Kids: Constitution Ben's Guide to Government: Our Government (primary) Ben's Guide to Government: The Constitution (intermediate) Ben's Guide to Government: Constitution Trivia Interactive Constitution (intermediate)
Online Games, Songs, & Learning Exercises	Congress for Kids: Constitution Preamble Scramble (intermediate) Schoolhouse Rock - Preamble Song Schoolhouse Rock - Three Ring Government Song
TEKS, Lesson Plans, & More	Click here for grade level TEKS, lesson plans, and webquests.

Home	RISD Home Page	District LMS Home Page	LMS Intranet	Instructional Tech. Home Page
Contact Information: Robin Gunter, Library Systems Administrator Email:robin.gunter@risd.org
RISD is not responsible for content that is hosted on web sites and servers that are not part of the RISD computer network.
© Richardson Independent School District 2000 Last Modified: Thursday, 08 April 2010