The United States Constitution: CKHG Student Reader

The United States Constitution explores the creation and central ideas of the United States Constitution. Students learn how, after the Revolution, the Founding Fathers, confronted by the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation, worked to form a new government. Led by the thinking of James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, the delegates at the Constitutional Convention grappled with critical issues such as defining the power of the central government, how that government should be structured, how large and small states should be represented, balancing power between the central government and the states, and dealing with the divisive issue of slavery. Students learn why the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution, and explore reasons why the Constitution has survived as the guiding document of government in the United States. Some content is tied to the “Pathway to Citizenship,” an array of civics-focused knowledge, questions, and activities.

Related Components

• Teacher Guide: with detailed lesson plans, activity page masters, additional activities, and assessments
• Timeline Cards: visual aids to reinforce big ideas, chronology, and context

Preview the Book

Download this CKHG Student Reader in its entirety in PDF form.

Bundles:

• The United States Constitution Homeschool Set:
  1 Student Reader
  1 Teacher Guide
  1 set of Timeline Cards
• The United States Constitution Classroom Set:
  25 Student Readers
  1 Teacher Guide
  1 set of Timeline Cards
• Grade 4 American History Set:
  For each of three CKHG titles:
  25 Student Readers
  1 Teacher Guide
  1 set of Timeline Cards
• Grade 4 Complete Grade-Level Set:
  For each of seven CKHG titles:
  25 Student Readers
  1 Teacher Guide
  1 set of Timeline Cards (for all except Exploring Maps and World Mountains)

About CKHG

Core Knowledge History and Geography™ (CKHG) is a comprehensive program in world and American history and geography, integrating topics in civics and the arts. CKHG helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, cultures, and concepts specified in the Core Knowledge Sequence.

CKHG Student Readers offer engagingly written text with many color illustrations, maps, vocabulary sidebars, and a glossary. In general, the content and presentation in CKHG Student Readers for Grades 3-5 are appropriate for young readers from the upper elementary grades through middle school (Lexile levels 650 – 980).

Using CKHG in the Classroom

• For Social Studies: Used in their recommended sequence, CKHG materials can form the basis of an engaging Social Studies program that builds historical and geographical knowledge and skills grade by grade.
• For Language Arts: You can also use CKHG to integrate content-rich nonfiction into your Reading/Language Arts lessons. CKHG objectives are correlated with the Common Core English Language Arts standards, which call for increased reading of nonfiction informational texts.

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Paperback
6.7 in. W x 9.6 in. H
86 pages

ISBN: 978-1-68380-190-0