Today’s Walking Classroom podcast discusses the United States’ Constitution, which was written in 1787, and is still used to determine our laws today. The Constitution has been amended, or changed, over time, and it serves as the guidebook for who and how we want to be as a country. The Preamble to the Constitution is a brief introduction to the Constitution.
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.2, RI.3.3, L.3.4, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.2, RI.4.5, L.4.4, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.5, L.5.4, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RH.6-8.4
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U.S. Preamble and Constitution Google Quiz
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U.S. Preamble and Constitution Slide Deck
Shares an interview with Barack Obama about the United States’ Constitution.
Explains the Preamble to the United States’ Constitution in song.
Go on a virtual tour of the National Archives, where the U.S. Constitution is kept.
Control all three branches of government in this activity from PBS’s Constitution USA.
Using the transcription of the Constitution from the National Archives, choose a section or short article and write a short essay summarizing the section, discussing why the Founding Fathers might have added it, and briefly explaining its importance in our government and history.
Using the transcription of the Constitution from the National Archives, choose a section or short article, look up any unfamiliar words, and write a paragraph summarizing the section.
Search for terms relating to the Preamble and the Constitution.
Familiarize yourself with the ten amendments in the Bill of Rights through this fun game from the National Constitution Center.
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