Cartoons Skip to main content Skip to main content United States (U.S.) Constitution for Kids — Activities, Quizzes, Puzzles, & More | Constitution Facts U.S. Constitution Activities Welcome to the Fun Zone at Constitutionfacts.com where you'll find U.S. Constitution Activities for all ages - from word finds to crossword puzzles to treasure hunts and more! U.S. Constitution for Kids (Grades K-4) Celebrate Constitution Day or reinforce everyday learning with a variety of free resources for kids in grades K-4. Read Famous Quotes about the U.S. Find the hidden words in our Word Finds. Check out these important Dates To Remember. Is it Real or Fake? U.S. Which Founding Father Are You? Try our fun Crossword Puzzles! Test Your Knowledge about the U.S. Explore ConstitutionFacts.com to find answers to the Treasure Hunts Find the hidden words in our Word Finds Check out these important U.S. Reference our U.S. U.S. What's Your Constitution IQ? Try our fun Crossword Puzzles!
Scholastic News: Constitution Day America Celebrates Constitution Day Schools and federal agencies take time out to learn about the U.S. Constitution and our freedoms. By Tiffany Chaparro Friday, September 16—This year, Constitution Day will not go unnoticed. U.S. "It's the greatest Constitution that was ever written. The Constitution contains the basic laws of the United States in its seven articles and 27 amendments. Because September 17 falls on a Saturday this year, most schools are celebrating today. "We need to get our people to understand the fight that occurred to get this country established," he said. Ted Donohue, assistant principal of Glenwood Springs Elementary School in Colorado, said he plans to read the preamble of the Constitution to students today, and define some of the language used in it. In Vermont schools, teachers and planning teams are working to incorporate Constitution-related themes into their regular studies. Byrd said he hopes his new law will cause people to read the Constitution. The U.S.
10 Great Ways that Educators are Using LiveBinders | LiveBinders Blog It is so much fun to go to the LiveBinders site and see all the new ways that educators are using LiveBinders to curate content. Every day that I go to the site I see a new interesting binder, so I thought it would be great to highlight some great examples in this post: ePortfolios – I think Jackie Gerstein created one of the first ePortfolios on LiveBinders and it continues to be one of the best: Computer Lab – Are you always finding more sites that you want to share in the computer lab? If you keep them in a LiveBinder, the students will always have access to your latest finds, like this one created by ‘dboyd’: Administration – Sometimes there is an event at school (like state testing) where the information changes constantly. In this case, it is helpful to have all relevant information in one place, where everybody can access it. Fun – Ok, I know I was going to stop at 10, but who says binders are all work and no play? Here are some more examples. Like this: Like Loading...
The Library of Congress Battling Fake News in the Classroom In this post-election period, there has been a lot of discussion about fake news, particularly about how it is spread and shared online, and whether it influenced the recent presidential election. On November 22, Stanford University released an influential study showing that middle and high school students—and even some in college—have trouble distinguishing which online resources are credible. The inescapable fact is that young people need to be prepared for the Wild West of information that they live in and will grow up in. Media Literacy and “Crap Detection” Teaching media literacy is not new, but with the explosion of social media and the lightning speeds at which information is shared, critical evaluation skills have never been more important. Hobbs and Rheingold share the view that the ability to effectively analyze digital media is a vital 21st-century skill. The Role of Educators So how can educators address this emerging crisis in digital literacy? What’s Next?
50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom Many critics of Twitter believe that the 140-character microblog offered by the ubiquitous social network can do little for the education industry. They are wrong. K-12 teachers have taken advantage of Twitter’s format to keep their classes engaged and up-to-date on the latest technologies. The following projects provide you and your students with 50 ways to Twitter in the classroom to create important and lasting lessons. 1. Tweet about upcoming due dates or assignments. One of the simplest ways that teachers can use Twitter in the classroom involves setting up a feed dedicated exclusively to due dates, tests or quizzes. 2. Subscribe to different mainstream and independent news feeds with different biases as a way to compare and contrast how different perspectives interpret current events and issues. 3. The modern-day classroom has to account for a variety of learning styles in... Making ESL students feel welcome at their new school is vital to their success... 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Results on ReadWriteThink Find content from Thinkfinity Partners using a visual bookmarking and sharing tool. More Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Results from ReadWriteThink 1-10 of 20 Results from ReadWriteThink page | 1 2 Sort by: Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Unit Voting! 7 Responsibilities You Have As An American - John Hawkins You hear a lot about "rights" in America. You have a right to an attorney. You have a right to remain silent. You have a right to free speech, a right to "keep and bear arms," a right to "due process," and a right to have "equal protection under the law." Cruel and unusual punishment? Unreasonable search and seizure? We hear about individual rights, civil rights, human rights, and constitutional rights. All that's well and good, but know what you don't hear a lot about anymore? Responsibilities. Responsibilities are the flip side of rights. With that in mind, here are a few basic responsibilities that you, I, and all of us have as Americans. 1) It's your responsibility to pay your own way. 2) It's your responsibility to take care of your children. 3) It's your responsibility to look out for future generations of Americans. 4) You have a responsibility to be an informed voter. 5) You have a responsibility to support and defend the Constitution. 9/11 was a good example of that.