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Constitution Day is a U.S. holiday observed September 17. It commemorates the Sept. 17, 1787, signing of the U.S. Constitution. Constitution Day was designated as a national holiday in 1994. The law that created the holiday also dicates that all U.S. schools receiving any federal funding must provide instruction directly related to the history of the U.S. Constitution on this day. When the holiday falls on a weekend, schools are encouraged to observe it on the adjoining school day.

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• Celebrating Constitution Day at TheHolidayZone.com

  http://www.theholidayzone.com/constitution/
  Provides printable worksheets, puzzles, coloring pages, discussion questions, writing prompts, and a vocabulary guide.

• Constitution Day

  http://www.constitutionday.com/
  The official site of the organization that lobbied for Constitution Day to be made a national holiday. Includes a Constitution study guide with 200+ questions/answers.

• CQ Press In Context: Constitution Day

  http://www.cqpress.com/incontext/constitution/default.htm
  Provides lesson plans and other educational resources for use in the high school or college classroom.

• Education World Lesson Planning: Constitution Day

  http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson347.shtml
  An educator's guide to online resources, lesson plans, and activities.

• Observing Constitution Day

  http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-day/
  Resources for students and educators from the National Archives.

• Scholastic News: Constitution Day

  http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/constitution_day/teachers/index.asp?article=teacher
  Three projects from Scholastic help students write their own classroom constitution, explore ways in which the U.S. Constitution is a living document, and determine whether various laws and actions are constitutional.

• Schools to Observe "Constitution Day"

  http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7960256/
  News article discusses requirements set forth in the bill creating this event as well as the government's plans for enforcing the requirements.

 

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