Classroom Resources Available for Constitution Day, September 17 | August 17, 2005
New federal legislation authored by Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia requires
that on Constitution Day, schools receiving federal funds present a program on the
Constitution. To assist schools in meeting the conditions of this legislation,
YLI has developed new Constitution-related classroom resources. Lessons such as
"Exploring the Bill of Rights for the 21st Century" and "Understanding the
Constitution: The Three Branches of Government" ask elementary, middle, and
high school students to take an in-depth look at the document and the amendment
process. "Researching the Amendments" is available in both English and Spanish
to meet the needs of a wide variety of school districts. To find these lesson
plans or to search for other lessons focusing on the structure and function of
the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Preamble to the Constitution, or the
Constitutional amendment process, an updated and fully-searchable lesson plan
database is available to all YLI teachers. Simply log in with your username
and password in the red box on the left side of this screen. If you are not
registered with YLI, sign up now.
From all of us at YLI, Happy Constitution Day!