Are you wondering how I knew it was constitution day? Well even if you weren't, it is my segue to pointing you in the direction of what I consider a fun resource. :) The Scholastic.com website has a great teachers section and every month I head over to their site to print out the monthly planning calendar. It is fantastic and fun and colorful and...! It tells you some special fact or observance for each day and provides links for printables, lesson plans and more.
Here is a sample of the monthly calendar:
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| You can find this at the Scholastic website under the planning calendar tab along with other resources. |
As you can see on 09/17/2014 it lists Constitution Day with a link to Scholastic.com/constitution. Today we are using printables and activities from the link to discuss the PREAMBLE, the ARTICLES and the BILL OF RIGHTS.
Since we will be focusing the greatest on the Bill of Rights, we will take some time to talk about Patrick Henry (my son's fave). It was this quick tempered delegate from Virginia that helped fight for the Bill of Rights so America wouldn't be ruled by another King. Thanks to the contributions of Patrick Henry and many others, The Constitution is the ruler of the land and not a king! Yay Constitution Day!
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