We The Kids of 2B

Constitution Day, the fateful day in 1787 that our country 'tis of thee became governed as we know it (more or less),  was Monday, September 17th. In 2B, we celebrated with the following...

Read Aloud: We The Kids by David Catrow
This whimsically illustrated book holds a phrase of the Preamble to the Constitution on each page. Using the beautiful and fun pictures as clues, we fleshed out what these phrases EVEN MEANT! I mean, what were these men hundreds of years ago even talking about!? From there, we came up with some kid-friendly definitions for the phrases in the Preamble.

In the afternoon, we made the Preamble come to life with an old favorite, a clip from Schoolhouse Rock about the Preamble and the Constitution.

Post viewing, each pair of students was assigned one phrase from the Preamble and using our kid-friendly definitions, they set to work interpreting that phrase in collaborative partnerships.

 Last, as writers and illustrators do, we published and celebrated our work. Look for our published piece near the library on the wall at WPS!
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