Middle School Activities | Constitution Day Hub

Educational and fun activities for middle school students to discover.

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Partner Organizations

Silhouette of Washington, D.C. Landmarks

Constitution Clips Virtual Scavenger Hunt

Billboard on the street says "Hayes Theater: What the Constitution Means to Me"

Constitution Day and Active Citizenship

Children reading books.

Constitution Day Writing Prompts

Rectangular game board with the title "Constitutional Compromise" in the middle.

Constitutional Compromise Game

Cartoon-like illustration of the Bill of Rights.

Constitutional Limits on the Powers of Government

1788 political cartoon depicting five upright classical pillars representing ratified states, with a hand raising Massachusetts as the sixth pillar supporting the federal dome.

Debate Over the Constitution: Federalists v Anti-Federalists

Graphic with the text "Do I Have a Right?" on slate-blue ribbons flanking a gold emblem of the scales of justice, centered on a red desk blotter next to a steaming mug of coffee, legal stationery, and a computer keyboard.

Do I Have a Right? Video Game

Illustration of a hand covering a young person's mouth.

Do we really have freedom of speech?

1828 political cartoon showing a man bent under a heavy stack of coffins while two political figures cling to the top and reach toward a presidential chair.

Expanding the Vote in the Jacksonian Era

Three suffragists wearing coats and wide-brimmed hats march along a city sidewalk carrying an American flag, a staff, and a banner reading "Votes for Women."

Expanding Voting Rights

Facts of Congress character with hat and bowtie.

Facts of Congress - Playlist

A graphic slide titled "The Structure of the Constitution" lists the document's main sections—the Preamble, Articles I through VII, and "The Bill of Rights – 27 Amendments"—in black font against a light, parchment-style background with faint cursive script.

Lesson Plan: Constitution Speed Dating