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Kids learn about the First Amendment of the United States Constitution including freedom of religion, speech, the press, the right to assemble, the right to petition the government, and fun facts.
Our library of lesson plans with themes surrounding the First Amendment, ranging from elementary school to high school level plans.
FIRST AMENDMENT MUSEUM LESSON PLANS FREE SPEECH & THE FIRST AMENDMENT Part One: Tinker v. Des Moines John Tinker and his little sister Mary Beth and their friend Chris Eckhardt were against the United States going to war back in the 1960s. To show how they felt, they made black armbands and wore them to school. A couple of other students asked
The first ten amendments specifically outlined basic freedoms for the people of the United States, and are known collectively as the Bill of Rights. These worksheets will help students explore each amendment and how American citizens benefit from it.
After completing The First Amendment: Five Rights in One program with the National Archives, students will be better able to: • Explain what rights are and why they are important • Understand how one can exercise their rights • Identify the rights protected in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights
Identify the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment. Discuss the First Amendment’s speech-protective rule. Examine contexts in which the government has some additional leeway to regulate speech. Analyze the First Amendment’s religion clauses and explore how the Supreme Court has interpreted them over time.
(The First Amendment guarantees Americans’ freedom of speech, religion, and the press, as well as the right to assemble peacefully and to petition the government for change.) CAUSE AND EFFECT: Why did the Framers add the Bill of Rights?
