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Constitutional Period Parade ActivityConstitutional Period Parade Activity
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Carolina K-12
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5th
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Social Studies & History
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Constitutional Period Parade

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What a unique and creative way for class members to summarize what they have learned about the United States Constitution! Here you will find project guidelines for learners to work independently on designing a float to represent a topic from the Constitutional period, such as the Constitutional Convention, Articles of Confederation, and the Bill of Rights.

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Concepts

the constitutional convention, the united states constitution, federalism, the american revolution, the declaration of independence, the articles of confederation, the bill of rights

Additional Tags

articles of the constitution, principles of the constitution, federalism, constitutional convention, social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Offer suggestions on affordable/free methods of constructing a float

Pros

  • Includes timeline for project completion, including deadlines for topic choice, research and brainstorming, written material, and developing final float 
  • Topic choices listed in project guidelines

Cons

  • None

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