Melissa Ryan, created this Constitution Day Internet Scavenger Hunt in MS Word.
TPSS SchoolTech Facilitator, Amy Ard, created this Constitution Day Lesson Plan with PowerPoint and Inspiration template
TPSS SchoolTech Facilitator, Dina Spears, created this Constitution Day Lesson Plan for K-1; Constitution Day Lesson Plan for 2nd - 5th; Constitution Day Track Star; and Constitution for Kids PowerPoint.
TPSS Instructional Technology Facilitator, Kathy Prine, created this Signers of the Constitution Lesson Plan for Grades 4-6; U.S. Constitution  - September 17th PowerPoint.
Resources for Constitution Day Lessons can be found here.
Some Constitution Day 2008 Resources supplied by LA Dept. of Ed.

America's Freedom Documents Ben's Guide: Branches of Government
The Bill of Rights Institute - Constitution Day BrainPop - U.S. Government & Law
Celebrate Constitution Day Celebrating Constitution Day
Charting the Three Branches of Government Lesson Plan Charters of Freedom - Constitution Day
Class Constitution Congress for Kids
Congress for Kids: Constitution The Constitution: Counter Revolution or National Salvation Lesson Plan
The Constitution: Archiving Early America Constitution Day 2008
Constitution Day @ edHelper.com Constitution Day, Inc.
Constitution Day Lesson Planning at Education World Constitution Day Lesson Plans
Constitution Facts The Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the United States Scavenger Hunt Constitution Resources
The Constitution of the United States Scavenger Hunt The Constitution with Explanatory Notes
  The Constitutional Convention: Four Founding Fathers You May Never Have Met The Constitutional Convention: What the Founding Fathers Said
Develop Your Own Constitution The Founding Fathers
Grolier New Book of Knowledge - Constitution Interactive Constitution
James Madison: From Father of the Constitution to President   Junior Achievement: Constitution Day Lesson Plans
Lessons for Constitution Day Lesson Plans - Celebrate Constitution Day
MarcoGram: Celebrating Constitution Day National Constitution Center Lesson Plans
National Constitution Day Online Hyperlinked Constitution
New Book of Knowledge - Constitution of the United States Online Quiz on the Constitution
Our Documents - Constitution of the United States The Preamble to the Constitution: How Do You Make a More Perfect Union?
A Road Map to the U.S. Constitution Save the Bill of Rights Game
Schoolhouse Rock - Preamble Schools Ordered to Observe Constitution Day
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz The Signers of the Constitution
Teaching the Constitution Teaching with Documents: Observing Constitution Day
Trivia - The U.S. Constitution United States Government ThinkQuest
The U.S. Constitution at TeacherVision.com U.S. Constitution Teaching and Learning Resources
The U.S. Constitution Online Why Celebrate Constitution Day?
Writing the Constitution Crossword Puzzle You and the U.S. Constitution

Discovery Education Streaming has several videos dealing with the United States Constitution:
  • The Almost Painless Guide to the U.S. Constitution
  • Our Constitution: The Document that Gave Birth to a Nation
  • Ssssh! We're Writing the Constitution
 
Thanks to David Cox in Region 6 for the following Constitution Day recommendations.

Celebrate the Birthday of Our Government
On September 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed by 39 brave men who changed the course of history. Now Constitution Day (September 17) is a time to continue their legacy and develop habits of citizenship in a new generation of Americans. The National Constitution Center’s We the People Web site provides resources to help you celebrate Constitution Day featuring more than 200 activities, lessons, books, DVDs and more from over 30 different providers.
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Explore Constitutional History
Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline is an online experience highlighting some of the key dates and events that mark more than 200 years of our constitutional history. The timeline entries, taken as a whole, tell the evolving story of the U.S. Constitution and the continuing role that it plays in our lives. Visitors can browse through a collection of stories and headlines—annotated by images, audio and video clips and interactive content—to explore some of the people, events and issues that have shaped the Constitution and the history of our nation.
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Sign the U.S. Constitution
On the American Bar Association’s Web site, students can show their support for the U.S. Constitution by adding their signature to those of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and James Madison.
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Design a Constitution Day Poster
Constitutionfacts.com is a national sponsor of the Second Annual GovDoc Kids Group Constitution Day Poster Contest for students, an international contest promoted exclusively through the Internet. The contest invites K–12 entrants to celebrate Constitution Day by designing a poster showing how they benefited from the freedoms embodied in the U.S. Constitution. The first 100 entrants receive a free pocket constitution book from constitutionfacts.com, with the contest winner receiving additional prizes.
Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by October 1, 2008
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