Happy
Constitution Day, USA. (Monday, September 17, 2018)
Past entries in Constituting America's annual
"We the Future" competition make great supplemental educational resources, highlighting gifts and talents of a diverse group of students:
https://vimeo.com/channels/constitutiondayEducational Videos: Students Talking To Students (all under 5-minutes!)
Are We A Republic or Democracy?
What Does "Checks & Balances" Mean?
How to Propose An Amendment
Why Is The First Amendment Important?
How To Have A Civil, Civic Conversation
How Does The Constitution Help You Achieve Your Dreams?
Music Video Links
"It's A Shame" Official College Music Video
“Means to Me” Official High School Music Video
“The Right Solution” Official Middle School Music Video
“Constitutional” Official Middle School Music Video (great for elementary schoolers!)
Student Original Works!
"It's An American Thing!" (30-second Public Service Announcement)
The Constitution Through Emojis! (College Short Film)
More videos:
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Our Constitution really does rock (part 1 - the preamble)
- "We the Future"
past winners-
vimeo - Constituting America- Good morning Texas(TV Show):
Caleb, Kirk, Jonathan - "Let Me Believe"-
youtube - behind the scenes with Caleb, Kirk, Jonathan-
youtube - Constituting AmericaThis year, past award-winners of the "We the Future" competition were been invited to Washington DC to perform on Constitution Day. The event was live-streamed, and a recording is now available at this link:
DoE - Constitution Day Event 2018 Unfortunately, the sound quality is not great.
Other links:
2017 post for Constitution Day2016 post for "We The Future" competition and for
Constitution Day2015 post for Constitution Day - compare "rights" acknowledged in various countries around the world
Library of Congress: Constitution Day and Citizenship DayLots of resources... every child can learn something new.
