This “We the People” Preamble to the Constitution One-Pager Activity is a creative project that lets your students demonstrate their understanding of the six goals of government laid out in the Preamble! Students read a short passage on the purpose of the Preamble and the importance of its first three words “We the People”. They underline or highlight each of the six goals of government laid out in the Preamble, then, on the one-pager, illustrate each of these goals, using their creativity to demonstrate their comprehension! This project makes for a great culminating activity, and looks wonderful on a bulletin board of student work!
Aligned to the Florida State Standard for Middle School Civics, SS.7.CG.1.8 Preamble of the U.S. Constitution.
This resource includes:
✯ “We the People”: Preamble to the Constitution Reading Passage.
- Describes the Constitution and purpose of the Preamble
- Has students underline the six goals of government described in the Preamble
- Emphasizes the importance of the first three words “We the People” in establishing America’s government as a democracy
- Explains why the Constitution was a form of the Social Contract.
- Finally, at the bottom of the page, students are given instructions for their One-Pager activity.
✯ “We the People” Preamble One-Pager template.
- Students illustrate each purpose of government as described in the Preamble, using as much color and creativity as they can!
✯ 2 Samples to inspire your students!
This resource comes as a non-editable printable PDF! There is also a digital version available through TPT Easel, which can be assigned directly to Google Classroom or shared with your students via a link!
What other teachers are saying about this resource:
“Helps the students express themselves in a creative way”
I like to use drawing/illustrating a lot in my history class, it just helps the students to express themselves in a creative way and I love the writing/illustrating connection for retaining information. We used a variety of resources to learn about the Preamble before having them create their illustrations. My students enjoyed this activity.
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“My students loved this activity
My students loved this activity, and I loved how creative they were coming up with their drawings. It has helped them remember what the Constitution is all about!
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— Kristy P.
“Amazing to see their efforts and designs”
This was an awesome resource that allowed my students to creatively engage with the content. It was amazing to see their efforts and designs.
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— Hillary P.
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