Constitution Day will be on September 17^th, 2013 and we are so excited! Constitution Day celebrates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution! On September 17^th, 1787 thirty nine courageous men signed the U.S. Constitution. We have created a list of fun things for both young and old to enjoy on Constitution Day! We hope you can find something pleasant to do to celebrate this day!

Constitution Day Activities 

1.      Play the Constitution Quest game! 

2.      Read I Love America Volume 1 

3.      Read I Love America Volume 2 

4.      Read Take Your Hat off When the Flag Goes By 

5.      Sing along to I Love America CD 

6.      Read A Catechism on the U.S. Constitution 

7.      Read the Preamble  

8.      Learn to sing the Preamble  

9.      Sing Fifty Nifty United States Song  

10.  Color Pictures  

11.  Write Short Stories  

12.  Write a poem  

13.  Crossword Puzzle  

14.  Word Search  

15.  Reenact Scenes  

16.  Read books  

17.  constitution Math  

18.  Constitution Science  

19.  Picture/Name Match  

20.  Puzzles  

21.  Draw pictures  

22.  Pictionary  

23.  Fun Facts  

24.  Fact of Fiction  

25.  Memory Match  

26.  Who wants to sign the Constitution?  

27.  Name that framer  

28.  Constitution spelling  

29.  Constitution vocabulary  

30.  Musical chairs  

31.  write your own Constitution  

32.  draw a picture book  

33.  constitution bowling  

34.  constitution basketball  

35.  constitution dodge ball  

36.  constitution dance  

37.  constitution mad gab  

38.  constitution true or false  

39.  work sheets  

40.  connect the dots  

41.  watch a  movie  

42.  invite a congressman  

43.  meet the president  

44.  How well do you know…  

45.  name that president  

46.  know your flag  

47.  learn about flag  

48.  learn how to fold flag  

49.  learn hot to fly flag  

50.  scrambled letters  

51.  scavenger hunt  

52.  treasure hunt  

53.  codeword/decoder  

54.  write a letter to president  

55.  visit Whitehouse (pictures or movie)  

56.  read biographies  

57.  write you own biography  

58.  paint pictures  

59.  build the white house with sugar cubes  

60.  meet America’s founding fathers  

61.  sign the declaration of independence  

62.  Timeline's  

63.  make a collage  

64.  39 delegates who singed  

65.  supreme court justices  

66.  Q & A’s  

67.  Jeopardy  

68.  Wheel of Fortune  

69.  Map Game – latitude and longitude matched with city/state  

70.  postcard exchange  

71.  mystery state box  

72.  symbols of us government  

73.  place the state  

74.  maze  

75.  match the symbols  

76.  new words out of United States constitution  

77.  President Name scramble  

78.  Finish the famous quote  

79.  Signers of US Constitution word search  

80.  preamble scramble - http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/games/preamble_scramble.html  

81.  presidential anagrams - http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/games/wordscramble.html  

82.  mystery word puzzle - http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/games/acrostic.html  

83.  constitution crossword  

84.  justice of the us supreme court word search  

85.  US Government ABCs  

86.  Learn more about Post Office  

87.  Learn about Fire Station  

88.  Learn about police station  

89.  Learn about Hospital  

90.  Learn about the library  

91.  learn about schools  

92.  Learn about the bald eagle  

93.  Learn about Independence hall  

94.  learn about the liberty bell  

95.  Learn about the national anthem  

96.  Learn about the pledge of allegiance  

97.  Learn about the statue of liberty  

98.  Learn about the white house  

99.  Learn about Historical documents  

100.       branches of government  

101.       how laws are made  

102.       national vs. state government  

103.       election process  

104.       citizenship  

105.       Government Buildings  

106.        

a.      US Capitol  

b.      White House  

c.      Supreme Court  

107.       Symbols  

108.        

a.      American Flag  

b.      Bald Eagle  

c.      Figures of justice  

d.      Great Seal  

e.      Liberty Bell  

f.       National Flower – Rose  

g.      Uncle Sam  

109.       Statues and Memorials  

110.        

a.      Arlington National cemetery  

b.      Independence Hall  

c.      Jefferson Memorial  

d.      Korean War Veterans Memorial  

e.      Lincoln Memorial  

f.       Marine corps War Memorial  

g.      Mount Rushmore  

h.      Statue of Liberty  

i.        Tomb of the Unknowns  

j.        Vietnam Veterans Memorial  

k.      Washington Monument  

111.       Songs and Oaths  

112.        

a.      America (My Country Tis of Thee)  

b.      America the Beautiful  

c.      Hail to the Chief  

d.      Oath of Office  

e.      Pledge of Allegiance  

f.       Star spangled Banner (national Anthem)  

g.      Taps  

h.      Yankee Doodle  

113.       Design your own flag  

114.       state to flowers  

115.       make your own stove pipe hat  

116.       Word Wall   

117.       Books 

a.      Will You Sign Here, John Hancock  

b.      Shh! We’re writing the constitution  

c.      If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution  

d.      We the Kids  

e.      The U.S. Constitution and You  

118.       Us Constitution Bingo  

119.       US Constitution Surveys and graphs