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.
