Bill of Rights
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The Bill of Rights: A Brief History - From The American Civil Liberties Union (M, O, T)
The Charters of Freedom - Contains informvation on the Making of the Charters, The Declaration, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and the Impact of the Charters (M, O, T)
The Bill of Rights - From the Charters of Freedom. (M, O, T)
James Madison's Speech to House of Representatives Proposing Bill of Rights - (M, O, T)
A Kid's Guide to the U.S. Constitution - From USA People Search. Great resource page for kids on the constitution. (discovered and submitted by a 4th grader) (Y, M, T)
ConstitutionFacts.com - The Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence - and much more! You'll find interesting insights into the men who wrote the Constitution, how it was created, and how the Supreme Court has interpreted the United States Constitution in the two centuries since its creation. (Y, M, O, T)
Charters of Freedom - Primary sources from the National Archives (M, O, T)
Bill of Rights Day - Celebrations Mini-Unit Grade 5 (Y)
Bill of Rights Day - December 15th - Ideas for Observing Bill of Rights Day (Y, M, O, T)
The Bill of Rights Theme Unit - Grades 8 to 9 (O)
Constitution for Kids - K-3 - Includes information on the basics, history, the Bill of Rights and more! Grades K-3 (Y)
The Constitution for Kids - Grades 4 - 7 - Includes information on the basics, history, slavery, the Bill of Rights Women and how it all works together. Grades 4-7 (M)
The Constitution for Kids: 8th - 12th Grade - Includes information on the basics, history, slavery, the Bill of Rights Women and how it all works together. Grades 8-12 (O)
Save the Bill of Rights Game - From the National Constitution Center. Help! The official National computer has crashed. Help us find the lost Amendments!!! (M O)
The Bill of Rights Web Guides - Primary Documents in American History (Y, M, O, T)
Bill of Rights Institute - Free Resources, Lessons, Contests and Programs (Y, M, O, T)
Bill of Rights Memory Game - Match the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution to the rights of the citizens that they guarantee. (M O)
The Constitution of the United States: The Bill of Rights - From White House Kids.gov (Y)
Bill of Rights Golf - Learn the Bill of Rights by playing Golf. (O)
Do You have the Right? - Student page designed for older students. (O)
America's Freedom Documents - Here are the "Freedom Documents" from Early America — the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Documents on view here at Archiving Early America, they are shown as they first appeared to the public at that time, along with the full text of each document. (Y, M, O, T)
Primary Documents in American History - From the Library of Congress: Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, The Bill of Rights, The Federalist Papers, Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789, Guide to American Historical Documents Online, and Charters of Freedom from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (Y, M, O, T)
The U.S. Constitution Power Grab Game - To encourage students to comprehend checks and balances, separation of powers, Bill of Rights and amendments and relate them to the study of the three branches of our federal government. Several activities are described. The culminating activity is the "Power Grab Game" given before the final test on the Constitution Unit. (O)
Bill of Rights - Using the US Bill of Rights as a springboard, students discuss and create a bill of rights for an intergalactic space colony. Note: Ignore the "problem loading page" message and click the continue button. The lesson plan will come up on the next page. (M,O)
