Shh!+We’re+Writing+the+Constitution+Reinforcing+Activity

After reading //Shh! We're Writing the Constitution,// students could be given a simulation about creating their own constitution.

To begin the creation of the new constitution the students will be broken up into groups of four. The groups will be decided by the teacher. Each group will be instructed to create a constitution for the classroom. From reading this book, the students have learned the elements that make up the United States Constitution. They will need to take these types of elements and apply them to the creation of their constitution. The constitution that the students create should somehow include the classroom rules that are already in use. Each student in the group will need to equally contribute to the constitution making.

Once the groups have completed their constitutions, they will each share with the class. During the presentations the teacher will ask the students various questions to spark further discussion about constitutions and what it all includes.

After all of the presentations the class will vote on which one they would like to use in the classroom. This will act as the new classroom rules since the students were to include the rules in their constitutions. The constitution that receives the most votes will be display in the classroom. All of the students will sign the bottom of it just like the United States Constitution.

This lesson will help the students to understand more about why the constitution is important and how it can effect them.

Other Social Studies Standards that this book could teach include: History