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Arkansas Studies Curriculum

2007-2008

Teacher’s Guide
for
Grade Three

Vivianna Becomes an Arkansan

Ideas for Lesson Plans

The Constitution of the United States

Emphasis

The emphasis in this lesson is on discussing the basic history and ideas in the United States Constitution.

This lesson plan addresses the 2006 Student Learning Expectations C.4.2.4, C.5.3.1, C.5.4.1, C.5.5.1, C.5.5.2.

Items Needed

      Vivianna Becomes an Arkansan
      A copy of the preamble to the U. S. Constitution

Expectations

At the conclusion of this lesson, students should be able to

1)   know what the United States Constitution is
2)   know how, when, and by whom the U. S. Constitution was established
3)   be able to discuss the basis ideas of the rule of law and balance of power
4)   know that Arkansas has a constitution that is modeled after the U. S. Constitution

Activities

1)   Review what has happened so far.
2)   Have the students read the chapter silently.
3)   Have the students identify unfamiliar words.  Write these on the board and talk about them.
4)   Have the class read the chapter round-robin fashion with each student reading a paragraph.
5)   Have the class identify the major new characters and outline the narrative events in the chapter.
6)   Discuss the major ideas in the chapter; review and, if needed, edit the class’s definition of citizenship.

Culminating Exercise

Discuss with the class the need for rules in the school and classrooms.  Emphasize how the school rules are set and enforced.  Have them share rules they observe in their families.

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