Bill Of Rights Lesson Plan Elementary. Assign groups of 3 4. Bill of rights lesson plan procedures.
We recommend teaching the lesson on benjamin franklin and the u s. Begin the lesson by explaining and discussing that when the idea of having a government over the people came up and the constitution was being written people got very nervous that the government would take too much power and people would lose important rights. The background of the bill of rights in relation to the constitution.
Identify the fundamental rights of all citizens as enumerated in the bill of rights.
Evaluate exit ticket answers to see if students understand the purpose of the bill of rights. Ccss 5 l 2 4 determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text including ccss 5 sl 1 2 summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats including visually quantitatively and orally. The narrative provides an historical background for the writing of the first ten amendments as well as the reasons why each amendment was seen as crucial to the states accepting the constitution. Assign each group one of the first ten amendments.
