Constitution Day

US Constitution Day -- September 17th

10 Facts Students Should Know about the Constitution 

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FUN FACTS

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 Sing along with the Preamble!

 Learn about the Constitution in 1787!

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1. U.S. Constitution Crossword Puzzle 

 In this worksheet packet, you will receive a Constitution vocabulary crossword puzzle, clues, word bank, and answer key. There are 20 U.S. Constitution vocabulary words with clues and definitions that comprise the crossword puzzle. Please see the preview for the Constitution word bank sets. This would work well in a social studies or government classroom.

2. U.S. Constitution Amendments

In this printable U.S. Constitutional Amendments activity packet, students will color and cut out three lift the flap pages with nine constitutional amendments on each page. A separate word bank is also available for easy differentiation. Students read the amendment number on the flap and write (or paste) the correct, matching amendment summary underneath the flap. When the activity is completed, the students can lift the flaps as a study guide. Finally, a quiz is provided for all 27 constitutional amendments plus three bonus questions along with an answer key.

3. U.S. Constitution Task Cards

In this printable U.S. Constitution Day activity packet, you will receive a set of 30 U.S. Constitution task cards, Constitution vocabulary word bank, student response form worksheet and answer key. These Constitution task cards are excellent alternatives to worksheets. Scavenger hunt directions, along with 20 other games ideas, are also included. 

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FREE Martin Luther King, Jr. Video and Discussion Questions

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day for Kids - Here is a short three minute video to help elementary students learn an overview of Martin Luther King's life.  Scroll down past the questions to click on the actual video.

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Read or write the following discussion questions on the board prior to watching the video.

Discussion Questions

1.  What was Martin Luther King's given birth name?

2.  Where did he grow up?

3.  What was the major cause of many injustices in his life?

4.  What did Martin Luther King's father do for a job?

5.  When did he change his name?

6.  Where did he go to college?

7.  Who did he marry?

8.  What were the two main topics of Dr. King's preachings?

9.  What was the main reason for the bus boycott?

10. What woman was also involved in the Supreme Court decision that bus segregation was unconstitutional?

11. Who named him "Man of the Year?"

12.  When and what was his most famous speech?

13. What did he mean by, "Let freedom ring"?

14.  How did he die in 1968?

Answer Key

1. Michael King, Jr.

2. Atlanta, Georgia

3.  The color of his skin was the cause.

4.  He was a pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

5.  He changed his name after visiting Germany.

6. He went to Boston University.

7.  He married Coretta and had four children.

8.  He preached for peace and civil rights.

9.  It promoted the desegregation on buses.  The white people sat up front and had priority seating.

10. Rosa Parks

11. Time Magazine

12.  Over 250,000 people attended the Washington Monument to hear his "I Have a Dream" speech.

13. He wanted all individuals to be equal with equal rights together.

14.  He was assassinated.

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10 Fun Facts 

 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

1) He was the youngest male to win a Nobel Peace Prize at age 35 in 1964.

2) He donated all of the $54,123 from winning the Nobel Peace Prize to the Civil Rights movement.

3) He skipped two grades in high school, 9th and 11th grades, and entered Morehouse College at 15.

4) Over 700 streets in the United States are named after MLK.

5) Besides MLK, only George Washington and Christopher Columbus have national holidays named after them.

6) At age six, his father changed his name from Michael King, Jr. to Martin Luther King, Jr.

7) The first MLK holiday was on January 20, 1986.

8) His non-violent civil rights work led to passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting           Rights Act of 1965.

9) His "I Have a Dream" speech delivered in 1963 in Washington D.C. was ranked as the top speech of the 20th Century.

10) The "I Have a Dream" speech was largely improvised and was witnessed by 250,000 people.

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