Read children's books related to the Constitution each day during the week that Constitution Day falls on. These include, "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution," written by Jean Fritz about the Constitutional Convention of 1787; "If You were There When They Signed the Constitution," by Elizabeth Levy, which explains the basics about the framing of the Constitution, and "We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States," by David Catrow, which highlights elements of the preamble so that young children can understand what it means.
Tape a big sheet of paper on the board and talk to the students about the rules that should govern the classroom. This project is ideal as Constitution Day is close to the beginning of the school year and is a good way to get the children involved in setting the rules. Write down good ideas that they suggest and talk to the children about rules that are fair and will keep them safe and happy. Hang the classroom Constitution somewhere where it is prominently displayed all year long and go over it daily. The children are more likely to follow guidelines that they helped to create.
Take the children to the school library and provide them with a sheet full of pictures of famous American symbols such as the Constitution, the American flag, President George Washington, the White House, and the Liberty Bell. With the help of the librarian, the students, in pairs, must find books that contain these pictures and show them to you to check them off their sheets. The first pair to find all of their pictures wins.
Bring in a cake if permitted at your school to celebrate the birthday of the Constitution. Put up a blown-up copy of the preamble to the Constitution on a bulletin board. Have the kids sing "Happy Birthday, Dear Constitution," which they will likely get a kick out of. For the "presents" for the Constitution, have each child stand and say why she is happy Americans have a Constitution, which children should have an understanding of after spending a few days talking about it. Have the children watch the Schoolhouse Rock video, "We the People," which teaches them the preamble through song.