Constitution Day

Constitution Day will be celebrated nationwide on September 17, 2008. All schools and federal agencies receiving federal funds are required to hold educational programming pertaining to the United States Constitution in observance of this day.

Of course, civic education should be happening everyday.  America’s founders believed that our republic would survive only if citizens were educated about it. In an increasingly diverse society, our national identity is shaped by the common values that are at the core of civic education, values like justice, equality and respect for the rule of law.  These lessons help students understand those values and more on Constitution day and any other day!

For more information, please contact David Klemm, Social Studies and School Improvement Consultant, at (231) 767-7255.

Outstanding Lessons are available from the Center for Civic Education , sponsoring organization for the We the People – the Citizen and the Constitution and Project Citizen programs.  Check out lessons by grade level here.

The National Archive has developed Constitution Day lesson plans and has many other lessons to go with important documents in our history.

There are many great ideas for teachers and students from the Bill of Rights Institute for Constitution Day and everyday.

Search an interactive, electronic version of the constitution at the National Constitution Center.

Visit the National Center for Constitutional Studies to read founding documents and learn more about them.

The Dirksen Congressional Center has developed many lesson plans on Congress and Constitutional power at its CongressLink site. Check out their Congress for Kids page, too!

What do you think of these 100 milestone documents in American History?

Visit the home page of the United States Senate or House of Representatives to contact elected officials, read about what's happening in congress and much more.

Early Elementary Teachers – check out these ideas from Learning to Give:

United We Are, United We Stand, We Have Rights

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For More Information Contact:

David Klemm

Social Studies/School Improvement Consultant
Phone: 231-767-7255
Fax: 231-773-1028
dklemm@muskegonisd.org

The latest information is always available at the Michigan Department of Education MEAP website.
 
 
Just what does that social studies term really mean? Check out the Michigan Department of Education Social Studies Glossary.