Middle School Activities | Constitution Day Curricula

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

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

Do we really have freedom of speech?

Facts of Congress character with hat and bowtie.

Facts of Congress - Playlist

Picture of the Preamble of the United States Constitution with a gavel.

Let’s Learn About Articles I, II, and III of the U.S. Constitution

This patriotic and nationalistic allegorical woodcut, probably created for a banner or a similar type of display shows the figure of Liberty arising from an altar in a temple. The figure holds the Bill of Rights, a staff and a liberty cap. On the altar is inscribed Preserved by Concord. Above the temple an eagle holds a streamer with the slogan "The Union Must and Shall be Preserved."

The Amendments that Got Away

Thomas Jefferson. “Tabulation of State Votes on Amendments to the Constitution,” 1789–1791. Manuscript document.

The Bill of Rights: Debating the Amendments

Group of men gathered around. Text says "The right of the People."

The Story of the Bill of Rights

Group of American founding fathers, including Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, presenting the Declaration of Independence.

The Three Branches of Government

Picture of a gavel in a grey background.

What is the Judicial Branch