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Hello Educators! With school closures and students stuck at home, we wanted to pass along some options for digital learning. Share these programs with parents or incorporate them into your online lessons and homework.
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Educational Program Recordings
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The Bill of Rights in Real Life (Grades 6-8) (Teachers Guide)
During this interactive program, students will focus on the rights and limitations within the Bill of Rights and discuss why they, as middle school students, should care about the Bill of Rights. Students will examine historical documents from the holdings of the National Archives. Using red and green signs, they will indicate if they see an example of the Bill of Rights in action or in trouble. Students will practice primary-source analysis skills as they decide which of the first 10 amendments connects to the image or document on display. Historical examples highlighted in this program include the 1958 Youth March for Integrated Schools, the 1950s Senate investigation into comic books as a cause of juvenile delinquency, how new technology and the ruling of Katz v. the United States expanded our understanding of the Fourth Amendment, and Japanese internment during World War II.
The Charters of Freedom: Building a More Perfect Union (Grades 3-5)
During this program, students will learn the purpose of each of the founding documents -- the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights -- and why each is important. In groups, students will complete a graphic organizer and use the information to answer questions by incorporating kinesthetic learning.
The Constitution at Work: Elementary Edition (Grades 4-5) (Teachers Guide)
What does the board game “Monopoly” have to do with the U.S. Constitution? How about the letter you wrote to the president when you were in elementary school? The answer to both questions is: plenty—if you know your Constitution. This program provides a unique opportunity to learn, via analysis of primary-source documents, about the content, impact, and perpetual relevance of the U.S. Constitution to the daily lives of American citizens.
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