We are mainly focusing on memorizing the preamble and discussing the overarching principles contained in the Constitution this year since the kids are still young, but I love that we are establishing the tradition of celebrating this after year and we will add depth and complexity as they grow.
We will always include watching the classic School House Rock video, however. It's still stuck in my head from when I was in elementary school!
The page shown below is just a collection of the things we will be using for this year's Constitution Day. If you click the picture you can get your own copy to save for your files so you have links to each of the items listed. The preamble scramble is a fun way to give the kids practice with the wording of the preamble but notice the way the pieces fit together at the bottom- it's different than you would think! Just a heads up if you decide to use it!
I also came up with a short chant to help introduce the kiddos to the seven basic principles of the Constitution and if you scroll down you can hear it. The printable with the principles on it is included in the Constitution Day document.
Happy Constitution Day!
