Constitution Day

Constitution day Featured Blog Image

Hi Friends…. This year on September 17th for Constitution Day, I wanted to do something a bit different than I have done in the past.  This year, I decided to teach about Constitution Day during my Guided Reading groups by doing a close reading activity.  I felt that this was a perfect way to use a rigorous text on a wonderful topic about our history.  Prior to doing our close read on Constitution Day, I plan on showing a few short video clips about the constitution.  Here is one video that I am planning on showing….

American Gets a Constitution Video
Constitution Day text on Amazong

I will also use this text as well. If you click the image you can see it on Amazon.

During my Guided Reading groups, I will work on a close reading with my students on this important day in history.  We will also complete a Constitution Day Tab-Its that correlates to the close reading passage.  The students will focus on Key Details of the close reading passage by focusing on the topic of the passage and some of the main details.  The students will also engage in Vocabulary development, by using context clues and the dictionary to understand new and challenging vocabulary in the text passage.  They will also analyze the close reading passage by answering higher-level questions using text evidence from the passage.

2 ways to use the Constitution Day Tab-Its resources

  The close reading passage can be stapled inside of the Tab-Its booklet or can be glued on the adjacent page in your Interactive Notebooks.  This is the format that I have used in all of my Close Reading activities.  While these pictures show a George Washington Carver close reading, it is just to give you a frame of reference as to what the Constitution Day Close Reading will look like.

I hope you will check out my resource and help your students learn and understand the importance of this day that changed the history of our country.


xoxo, Anna

Posted in

Keep Reading

Anna D.

2 thoughts on “Constitution Day”

  1. That is the day before we go on fall break. Early release days all week for parent conferences ~ my kiddos will need something a little different and interesting to stay focused! This will be just the ticket!

Comments are closed.

anna-round-pic.png

I'm Anna DiGilio

Hi, I'm Anna! I was a primary teacher for over twenty-three years, wife of a firefighter, mother of twin teenage boys, obsessed with being creative and helping teachers and love my Saturday morning quiet cup of coffee!
Thanks for stopping by!

Freebies

how-to-launch-guided-math

Get The Freebie

streamline-your-guided-reading

Get The Freebie

growth-mindset

Get the Freebie

read-its-freebie

Get The Freebie

You've Got
Mail!

join-today

Anna in Your Inbox

Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team.