Constitution Day Holidays
Constitution Day Holidays
Constitution Day is a U.S. holiday observed September 17. It commemorates the Sept. 17, 1787, signing of the U.S. Constitution. Constitution Day was designated as a national holiday in 1994. The law that created the holiday also dicates that all U.S. schools receiving any federal funding must provide instruction directly related to the history of the U.S. Constitution on this day. When the holiday falls on a weekend, schools are encouraged to observe it on the adjoining school day.
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Scholastic News: Constitution Day - Three projects from Scholastic help students write their own classroom constitution, explore ways in which the U.S. Constitution is a living document, and determine whether various laws and actions are constitutional.
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CQ Press In Context: Constitution Day - Provides lesson plans and other educational resources for use in the high school or college classroom.
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Constitution Day Resources from the Library of Congress - Includes full text of various historical documents, lesson plans, stories for children, and book recommendations.
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Constitution Day Stirs Debate Over Interpreting Founders' Intentions - Article from The Daily Princetonian explores the controversy behind this holiday.
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Constitution Day - The official site of the organization that lobbied for Constitution Day to be made a national holiday. Includes a Constitution study guide with 200+ questions/answers.
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Schools to Observe "Constitution Day" - News article discusses requirements set forth in the bill creating this event as well as the government's plans for enforcing the requirements.
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Observing Constitution Day - Resources for students and educators from the National Archives.
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Education World Lesson Planning: Constitution Day - An educator's guide to online resources, lesson plans, and activities.
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Center for Civic Education: Constitution Day - Collection of downloadable lesson plans and audio files for kindergarten through high school.
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Celebrating Constitution Day at TheHolidayZone.com - Provides printable worksheets, puzzles, coloring pages, discussion questions, writing prompts, and a vocabulary guide.
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