Constitution+Day

media type="custom" key="4697703"Consitution Week Webpage Explain that the constitution is for our country as our classroom rules are (Classroom Constitution) Read We the Kids together and talk about how important it is for us to have rules to
 * help keep us safe
 * Discuss who does this in our world...(parents, police, fire department, armed services, teachers, principals etc.)
 * make sure rules are fair introduce the concept of Justice.
 * Who judges in our world if things are fair and fixes it? (parents, teachers, and other grownups can help)
 * keep the peace so we all get along
 * promote welfare for all people
 * Talk about schools, hospitals, roads, libraries, things we share that benefit us all
 * secure blessing for us and our posterity (introduce these big words let children share what they think blessings are)

Let them select one of the coloring pages on line that are symbols of the U.S. to color.