Dear Founders

Students learn about the men who signed the Declaration of Independence. Students demonstrate critical and creative thinking skills in writing letters.

Create a New Amendment

Students gain a greater understanding of the amendments to the Constitution. Students demonstrate critical thinking and creative thinking skills in developing a new amendment

First Amendment Poster

Students explain the meanings of the terms freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Students demonstrate creative thinking skills in creating a poster.

Explaining the Bill of Rights

Students

* define the terms Bill of Rights and amendment,
* successfully explain the meaning of each amendment to the Bill of Rights, and
* work together in cooperative groups

Interview With the Signers of the Constitution

Students work in small groups to develop three questions that a newspaper reporter assigned to cover the signing of the Constitution might have asked each of the following signers of the Constitution: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton.