*(Easy)
Fritz, Jean; Shh, We're Writing the Constitution

*(Average)
Fritz, Jean; The Great Little Madison
Levy, Elizabeth; If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution
Maestro, Betsy; A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution

*(Challenging)
Text of U.S. Constitution found in appendix of America Will Be, Houghton-Mifflin Publisher, pages 560-579

*(Read-Alouds)

*(Resource)
 

Video:

A New Nation (1776-1815) EMC#885736 (30 mins)
Amendments  EMC#880750  (19 mins)
Background of the U.S. Constitution  EMC#882143  (20 mins)
Bill of Rights: Its Origin and a Users Guide in Five Easy Parts EMC#885530 (19 mins) Constitution: A History of Our Future EMC#883479 (21 mins)
Constitution Minutes: Historical Background  EMC#882100  (19 mins)
Constitution Minutes: Its Amendments and Interpretation EMC#882101 (13 mins)
Constitution of the United States  EMC#880457  (19 mins)
Constitution of the United States of America  EMC#885646  (120 mins)
Constitution: The Compromise that Made a Nation  EMC#881917  (27 mins)  dated
Constitution:The Foundation of Our Government  EMC#885634  (48 mins)  dated
Design for Liberty: The American Constitution EMC#883810  (28 mins)
The Constitution of the United States of America EMC#885646 (120 mins)
James and Dolly Madison  EMC#881145  (20 mins)
Launching the New Government: 1789-1800 EMC#880239 (10 mins)
Old Glory  EMC#885233  (10 mins)
Remaking Society in the New Nation  EMC#883557  (21 mins)
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution EMC#884069 (31 mins)
Taxes in U.S. History EMC#884284  (74 mins)
 

Internet:

http://nara.gov/education/
teaching/constitution/
home.html  
Advanced

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/
ndlpedu/lessons/constitu/
conintro.html

http://www.senate.gov  
U.S. Senate

http://www.house.gov  
House of Reps

http://www.webslingerz.com/j
hoffman/congress-email.html  Congressional email addresses 

http://www.spct.law.cornell.
edu/supct/  
Supreme Court Decisions

Papers of George Washington: The Confederation
http://www.virginia.edu
/~gwpapers
Description: Learn about the early national period of American history through the words of Washington.
Comments: Be sure to go on to the G.W. home page!
Resource Type: True
Graphics Content: True
 

The Preamble 
http://genxtvland.simplenet.com/
SchoolHouseRock
/song.hts?lo+preamble
Description: Sing your way to learning along with America Rocks as you learn about the U.S. Constitution.
Comments: This site requires sound and video capability in order to get the full benefit.
Resource Type: Sound or Music
Graphics Content: High
 

Biographies of the Founding Fathers 
http://www.nara.gov/
exhall/charters/
constitution/confath.html
Description: This site by the National Archives has short biographies plus good portraits of the 55 delegates indexed by state. Ones who did not sign the constitution are designated. 
Comments: Good starting point for students' study of Constitutional Convention delegates.
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
 

Charters of Freedom
http://www.nara.gov/
exhall/originals
/original.html
Description: These are the copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights found in the National Archives
Comments: Meets needs for AB3086.
Resource Type: Primary Source Text
Graphics Content: Low
 

Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/
ammem/bdsds/
bdsdhome.html
Description: Here are a wealth of documents from the Contitental Congress and the Constitutional Convention (1774-1789) from the Library of Congress.
Comments: Original documents from the colonial era.
Resource Type: Primary Source Text
Graphics Content: Low
 

D.C. Tours
http://tqd.advanced.org/
2813/
Description: Follow the students from ThinkQuest on this tour of the Nation's capital. See the major monuments and learn about what is going on in the nation's capital.
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
 

Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention 1774-1789
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/
ammem/bdsds/
bdsdhome.html
Description: This site links to over 500 documents pertaining to the Constitution compiled by the Library of Congress.
Comments: Check out the special exhibits.
Resource Type: Primary Source Text
Graphics Content: High
 

Independence Hall
http://www.libertynet.org/
iha/tour/_indhall.html
Description: See Independence Hall on a virtual tour at this site.
Comments: A good site for studying early American history.
Resource Type: Photos or Pictures
Graphics Content: High

http://www.wa.gov/courts/
educate/home.htm

http://www.ofcn.org/cyber.serv/
academy/ace/soc/elem.html

gopher://bvsd.k12.co.us:70/11/
Educational_Resources/
Lesson_Plans/Big%20Sky/
social_studies    
An excellent source for Constitution

http://www.col-ed.org/cur/

http://www.mcrel.org/
connect/plus

http://www.trinity.edu/
departments/education/
core/newplans.htm

http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/
Lessons/crossroads

http://talk.startribune.com
/cgi-bin/WebX.cgi?homework-
14@@.ee6b2b9  
homework help

http://www.hmco.com/
hmco/school/search/
activity.html  
*Houghton Mifflin

http://www.mcrel.org/
connect/lesson.html#social

http://www.nwrel.org/sky/
Classroom/Social_Studies/
Social_Studies.html

http://www.nationalgeographic
.com/resources/ngo/
education/ideas.html

http://www.rims.k12.ca.us
/SCORE/

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/  
*Houghton Mifflin supplemental
games, quizes, maps

http://www.socialstudies.com/
index.html

http://www.mmhschool.com/
teach/socialstud/socstu1.html

Our Government at Work
http://l2l.ed.psu.edu/
success/lessons/
Lesson4/ISSd1%5FL.
HTM
Students learn how the idea of "Checks and Balances" that the Framers included in the Constitution in 1787 work in today's government.
Author: Link2Learn

What Is a Republican Government?
http://www.civiced.org
/wtp_elem03_sb.html
This lesson from the "We the People" elementary book, published by the Center for Civic Education, leads students to establish the relationship between the concept of Republican government and the principles of the common welfare and civic virtue. The lesson is guided by a series of problem-based thought questions. 
Author: Center for Civic Education

What Responsibilities Accompany Our Rights?
http://www.civiced.org/
wtp_elem21_sb.html
Suppose your government does everything it can to protect your rights. Is this enough? Will your rights be protected? Do we have any responsibility to protect not only our own rights, but each other's as well?
Author: We the People

Lesson plans and assessments are found at:

http://www.eduplace.com/
ss/hmss/5/unit/act4.1.html

The student locates on a physical map the Oregon Trail, the Overland Route, the Santa Fe and the Old Spanish Trails, and explains in a short essay some motivations for travel and geographic hardships pioneers faced on their journeys west.