Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: What Basic Ideas in the Preamble to the Const [Pdf]
This lesson plan explores some ideas in the Preamble to the Constitution. Students learn the importance of the words, We the People. The lesson plan emphasizes that the power to govern belongs to the people who have created the...
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Preamble
This resource provides information about the Preamble to the United States Constitution.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Understanding the Preamble
A tutorial that examines the Preamble to the Constitution line by line.
iCivics
I Civics: The Constitution: Rules for Running a Country
Handy introduction to the Constitution of the United States, which has been our government's rulebook since 1789.
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: u.s. Constitution: The Preamble
Students will be able to explain the meaning of the Preamble to the Constitution.
National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center: Interactive Constitution
This is a wonderful way to explore the US Constitution. The actual text of the Constitution comes first, then an excellent explanation of the text follows. In addition, most of the Amendments have essays by scholars on opposing sides of...
Other
North Carolina General Assembly: North Carolina State Constitution
The complete text of the North Carolina State Constitution, with the Preamble and links to each of the Articles.
Henry J. Sage
Sage American History: Keys to Understanding the Constitution
Article for students will help them to understand the important points of the Constitution. Discussion on the preamble, amendments, amendment process, voting, laws and the powers and limitations of government.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: The Annenberg Guide to the United States Constitution
The Annenberg guide to the United States Constitution: what It says, what It means. RI.11-12.8 seminal U.S. texts
Digital History
Digital History: The Constitution [Pdf]
Find the text of the Constitution and amendments along with an explanation of each article and section. [pdf]
American Bar Association
American Bar Association: What Does the Preamble of the Constitution Mean? [Pdf]
A lesson plan to help students understand the preamble of the U. S. Constitution.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Preamble: More Than an Introduction
Strategies to help learners learn the preamble of the Constitution. Includes a found poem lesson.
Other
Schoolhouse Rock: The Preamble
This site from Schoolhouse Rock, History Rock, provides the lyrics to a song called The Preamble. Need to learn the Preamble and what it means? This catchy tune from the popular 1970s cartoon series, Schoolhouse Rock, will help you to...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: How Latin Affects Other Languages
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart shows a mnemonic for the Romance languages, how Latin affects the Romance languages and an example of Latinate words in English.