Constitution Day For use by teachers and students. Constitution Day is September 17, marking the anniversary of the signing of this important document by our nation's founding fathers. We are always in search of resources for use in the classroom. If you know of any, please send us a note.

General Resources NSL Government MCPS Site: General Government resources for use by teachers and students http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd /resources/nslggeneral.html NSL Government MCPS Site: Unit by Unit breakdown of links that align with MCPS NSLG Curriculum http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/ socialstd/resources/nslg.html White House Kids Resources for Elementary Students and Teachers http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/constitution Constitution Day About.com: Information on the signing of the constitution and links to other resources. http://usgovinfo.about.com/blconstday.htm Constitutional Convention Library of Congress: Links to documents about the Constitutional Convention. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/ Ben's Guide to U.S. Government Resources broken down by grade level; Links to many government resources and lesson plans. http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html National Constitution Center National Constitution Center in Philadelphia links to documents, educator materials and lesson plans. http://www.constitutioncenter.org/ Justice Learning: Constitution Day NPR website provides materials and suggestions for celebrating Constitution Day. http://www.justicelearning.org/constitutionday.asp Constitution Resources US Dept. of Education: Provides links to resources, a Constitutional timeline and interactive Constitution. http://www.ed.gov/free/ constitution/index.html Constitution Day Resources for Educators Gwynedd-Mercy College; Collection of links to educational sites dealing with the Constitution http://www.gmc.edu/library/Constitution_Day.htm Constitution Day, Inc. General Resources and links to other sites. http://constitutionday.com/ Constitution of the United States National Archives - Charter of Freedom site: Transcript of the actual document, history behind it, and it's impact. http://www.archives.gov/national-archives- experience/charters/constitution.html

Classroom Resources Scholastic - Lesson Plans Lesson Plans for all grade levels dealing with the Constitution and Government http://teacher.scholastic.com/ilp/ index.asp?SubjectID=2&SubheadID=1&TopicID=17 White House Kids Resources for Elementary Students and Teachers http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/constitution Ben's Guide to U.S. Government Resources broken down by grade level; Links to many government resources and lesson plans. http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html Observing Constitution Day National Archives: Teaching with Documents - Constitution game lesson. http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/ constitution-day/game.html National Constitution Center: Educational Resources Field Trip Info., Teacher and Student Resources http://www.constitutioncenter.org/education/Welcome EducatorsandStudents/index.shtml#educators Washington in the Classroom PBS - Rediscovering George Washington: Lesson Plans for grades 9-12. http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/ classroom/index.html Why Celebrate Constitution Day? PBS - Rediscovering George Washington lesson plan. http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/ classroom/constitution_day.html Bill of Rights Institute's Constitution Day Page Lesson Plans for Middle School and High School. http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/Instructional /Resources/ConstitutionDay/index.htm