Constitution Day and American symbols activities for Kindergarten to Grade 2 (Reception to Year 3, KS1): two colouring and writing booklets on the US Constitution, rights, rules, the flag and national landmarks.

Simple texts, drawing boxes and short writing prompts help young children understand that rules help people live and work together.

What is included

• Constitution Day booklet (13 pages): cover, What is Constitution Day?, match the words to the pictures, My Rights, 2 mazes, Rules at School or Rules at Home cut-and-sort, The Pledge of Allegiance, Constitution Day picture and sentence, design your own Constitution cover, hat craft, If I Wrote the Rules…, Build the Capitol shape craft
• American Symbols booklet (14 pages): what are American symbols?, the bald eagle (2 pages), the Statue of Liberty, the American flag, create your own flag, create a freedom bell, the Liberty Bell, Mount Rushmore, the U.S. Capitol, the Great Seal, design my own seal, the oak tree

Ways to use

• Constitution Day (17 September) or a unit on US history and government
• Citizenship lessons on rules, rights and fairness
• International schools and American curriculum classes
• Colouring and writing centre

The American Symbols booklet is split into 2 parts for easy download. PDF, US Letter (choose “Fit to page” to print on A4). English.