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Constitution
Books
B FRA The founders : the 39 stories behind the U.S. Constitution / Dennis Brindell Fradin
B MAD Father of the Constitution : a story about James Madison / by Barbara Mitchell
320.473 GIE National government / Ernestine Giesecke
320.973 GRO D is for Democracy: A Citizen's Alphabet/ written by Elissa Grodin
320.973 GRO Everyone counts : a citizen's number book / written by Elissa Grodin
342.73 CAT We the kids : the preamble to the Constitution of the United States / illustrations and foreword by David Catrow
342.73 FRE In defense of liberty : the story of America's Bill of Rights / Russell Freedman
342.73 FRI Shh! we're writing the Constitution / by Jean Fritz
342.73 MAE A more perfect union : the story of our Constitution / by Betsy and Giulio Maestro
342.7302 ECK Drafting the Constitution : weighing evidence to draw sound conclusions / Kristin Eck
342.7302 PEA U.S. Constitution/ by Norman Pearl
973 SCI One Nation : America by the Numbers
973.3 QUI The Constitution / by Patricia Ryon Quiri.
973.3 SWA Declaring freedom : a look at the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution / by Gwenyth Swain.
973.4 AND Forming a new American government / Dale Anderson.
United Streaming www.unitedstreaming.com
Almost Painless Guide to the U.S. Constitution, The (21:12) Grades 5-8
American Government (15:00) Grades 2-5
Founding of Our Federal Government (20:00) Grades 3-5
Ssssshhhh! We're Writing the Constitution! (31:00) Grades 3-5
Understanding the Constitution: The Executive Branch (22:00) Grades 3-8
Understanding the Constitution: Creating the Federal Government (22:00) Grades 3-8
Understanding the Constitution: The Judicial Branch (22:00) Grades 3-8
Understanding the Constitution: The Legislative Branch (22:00) Grades 3-8
Videos
VID-T 973 BIR The birth of the constitution [videorecording]
Warren County Media Center http://www.warren.k12.oh.us/Services/MediaInfo.htm
Websites
Ben’s Guide (3-5): Historic Documents
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/documents/index.html
Includes information about the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, The Bill of Rights, Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address.
Congresslink: (Congress: The Basics – Lawmaking) Resources – The Constitution
http://www.congresslink.org/print_basics_histmats_constitution_contents.htm
CongressLink's online version of the U.S. Constitution is unique because it contains links within the text to terms that may require definition for students and to historical notes that supplement the text.
Constitution for Kids
http://www.usconstitution.net/constkidsK.html
Declaration of Independence
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/presidents/jefferson/declar_1
Also from America’s Library, this is part of Meet the Presidents – Thomas Jefferson: The Most Important Thing He Ever Wrote.
Historic Documents: U.S. Constitution/ eThemes/ EMints
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000026.shtml
These sites cover the history of the Constitution of the United States.
NARA/ The National Archives Experience
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/charters.html
Contains information and actual view of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, as well as the Bill of Rights.
New United States of America Adopted the Bill of Rights
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/nation/bofright_1
Jump back in time with the Library of Congress/ America’s Library timelines.
For additional resources, look under Special Days -Constitution Day