Teachers

“I have teachers in my family, and understand that educators today need free, online support.” -- Cathy Travis

Schools rarely have resources to purchase books like this, but here’s an idea for purchases if you need it: ask a local business or bank to purchase them for you. Educators/School Administrators: if you have a question about a bulk purchase of Constitution Translated for Kids, contact us. Discounts for schools are available when purchased by the box (30 books per box).

Here’s what you can offer them in return: their financial benefit is they can take the cost off their taxes as a charitable contribution … plus they can get a little good publicity. We can give you a press release thanking them for their investment/interest in local education, and in tomorrow’s citizens’ understanding of our national birthright. You or your school district can give to local reporters.

Here is the free Teacher's Guide to accompany the book for schools; it tracks through the book Constitution Translated for Kids. Teachers all over the country have been excited over the ease of use the guide and the book provide for classrooms.

What teachers are saying: In August, 2006, the State of Rhode Island’s Department of Education tested the book with 4th and 5th grade teachers, all of whom gave it incredibly high marks for information, organization, ease of teaching, fit with teaching standards, etc. The Rhode Island Federation of Republican Women persuaded the Rhode Island legislature to buy these books for each 4th and 5th grade classroom in the state.

The book was well received at the West Virginia State Social Studies Institute in late July, 2006, and a number of schoolteachers from West Virginia, Arkansas, Texas, Michigan – and elsewhere around the country – have spoken to the ease in using the book and the Teacher’s Guide in their classrooms.

Other free, online resources for teachers:

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: The Library of Congress offers a free, web-based teaching plan: In Congress Assembled. This helps educators teach the U.S. Constitution in schools – all materials needed for lesson plans, background, and classroom studies are included in this one link. This teaching unit was developed and written by two teacher consultants to the National Digital Library Program at the Library of Congress. This is geared towards upper grades.

The National Constitution Center created a Teacher Resources Section to help teachers locate materials for teaching the Constitution, and other civics-related topics, to students of all ages. Teachers of elementary, middle, and high school will find lesson plans and ideas for a variety of classroom activities.

The Center for Civic Education’s We the People program complements regular school curriculum by providing upper elementary, middle, and high school students with a course on the history and principles of constitutional democracy in the United States. There are textbooks to purchase, but there are a great many free classroom resources for all levels. They have a good elementary link for classroom lessons.

The National Education Project offers posters for schools to empower younger students by having them sign a copy of the Constitution. Contact the National Education Project.

Constitution Translated for Kids is published by BookPros in Austin, Texas.