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We the People Lesson Plan

We the People Lesson Plan

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We the People

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Young scholars examine both the Preamble of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. They work in small groups to connect the two documents and analyze how the documents are important to their lives today. They create a poster that visually explains what the documents mean to them personally.

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the bill of rights, constitutional amendments, the preamble to the united states constitution, the united states constitution

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bill of rights, constitution, preamble, social studies

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Resource Details

Grade

3rd - 6th

Subjects

Social Studies & History

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Resource Type

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For Teacher Use

Duration

2 hrs

Instructional Strategies

Project-Based Learning

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