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Creating a Classroom Constitution

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Youngsters identify and interpret the importance of having rules in order to maintain order at home, at school, in their community, and in the United States. They create a working Classroom Constitution that governs the classroom and supports school rules, policies, and procedures. Then they develop a maximum of six positively stated rules or Classroom Standards. You could easily tailor this to many grade levels. 

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preparing for discussions, discussion skills, rules, constitution day, the united states constitution, the constitutional convention

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agreement, constitution, constitutional convention, rules, Standards, discussion rules, sl.2.1, constitution day, english language arts
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Grade
1st - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Year
2007
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