The US Constitution Lap Book - United States Constitution Day Activity

Are you looking for a hands-on approach to teaching the United States Constitution to 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students? This lapbook is an interactive way to study the US Constitution on Constitution Day, during Celebrate Freedom Week, or anytime during the school year. After completing this Constitution Day activity, your students will have a reference guide they can refer to throughout the year.

Designed for Elementary Students

This lapbook activity was designed for elementary students. The purpose is to provide a basic understanding of the Constitution. An attempt has been made to simplify parts of the Constitution for students in grades 3 - 5. If you are wanting to do an in-depth study of the US Constitution then this activity may not meet your needs.

Lapbook activities:

• Parts of the Constitution pockets - Create pockets for the Preamble, Articles, and Amendments. Place description cards into the correct pocket.
• Preamble flaps - Rewrite phrases of the Preamble in easy-to-understand language.
• Articles tabs - Write the purpose of each article on the appropriate tab.
• Bill of Rights and Amendments reference sheets - Discuss the importance of the listed amendments.

What's Included:

• instructions (with pictures) for constructing the lapbook
• 6 pages of printables for the lapbook
• a cheat sheet for the teacher - Articles of the Constitution

Teacher Tips

When using this lapbook with younger students, I taught the US Constitution as we completed the lapbook together. Older students can use this resource for taking notes while researching the Constitution on their own.

Save money by creating this lapbook on large construction paper rather than using file folders. It is so easy to make this activity more patriotic looking by using blue or red construction paper and your students will love the bright colors.

Bundle and Save

This resource is included in Constitution Bundle and includes worksheets to supplement the lapbook.

This resource was created to support the following social studies TEKS:

3.10A - identify the purposes of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights

4.15C - identify the intent, meaning, and importance of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights (Celebrate Freedom Week)

5.15B - explain the purposes of the U.S. Constitution as identified in the Preamble;

5.16A - identify and explain the basic functions of the three branches of government;

What teachers are saying…

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  “This was a great way to touch on the constitution without it being too difficult. I'm so glad it came with photo instructions! Very appropriate for my 3rd grader. Would also work well for older students.” - Success Printable

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  “This was a great activity for my 4th and 5th grade class. Most of my student's parents are not from this country so it was a nice break down of the constitution. I absolutely loved this activity and more importantly they enjoyed it.” - Allison F.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  “I cannot say enough good things about this product! It was fun to create my own and then to walk students through it. They enjoyed learning about each part and then using it as a resource for formative quizzes and games. When it came time for the final assessment, most of my students exceeded expectations; all of them felt proud of how well they had done with this material! Thank you :D” - Robin C.

 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  “Yes, yes and YES!! I loved this lapbook and my kids did too. We used it during our constitution unit at the beginning of the year and they really enjoyed putting it together. It was easy to use and fun!” - Katherine M.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  “Outstanding: Thorough and engaging, SO easy to teach with this lapbook as the foundation. My kids used it as a study guide as well.” - Laura A.

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