Here in Florida, we are required by state statute to teach about the important documents of this country during Freedom Week at the end of September. This is in addition to what is expected for Constitution Day. The Florida Joint Center for Citizenship at the Lou Frey Institute has a number of lessons that target grades 2-12 and are intended to help teach our state benchmarks that can be connected to Freedom Week and Constitution Day! You do, of course, need to register on our main site in order to access these new free resources. You can visit each lesson directly from the links below. Each one is intended to give students some hands on experience with primary sources and everything you need for instruction is provided for you (though you do need to use your own technology!).
Thinking Through Timelines: Inching Toward Independence
Thinking Through Timelines: Creating the Constitution
Guidance on Government: State Edition
Guidance on Government: Federal Edition
Decoding the Declaration, Celebrate Freedom Week Part I
Intentions for Independence, Celebrate Freedom Week Part II
Rhetoric of Revolution, Celebrate Freedom Week Part III
Forward to the Future, Celebrate Freedom Week Part IV
Arguing Arkansas: Analyzing the Impact of Eisenhower's Little Rock Speech
A short activity for High School U.S. History and U.S. Government Courses Question: How did civil rights conflicts affect American society during the Eisenhower era?Pestering With a Purpose: Arguing Women's Right to Vote
A Short Activity for the U.S. Government Course Question: How is this document an illustration of civic and political participation?Suffering Through Suffrage: Arguing Women's Right to Vote
A Short Activity for the U.S. History Course Question: Why do the authors oppose woman suffrage?Anyone Home?
Picturing Separation of Powers
Suiting Up
Big Civics Ideas Through Political Cartoons
A Short Activity for Middle School Civics Question: How do the political cartoons illustrate big civics ideas?
