US Founding Documents Flip Books / Bill of Rights / Constitution / Declaration

Are your students researching the Charters of Freedom, the founding documents of the United States? This product contains note-taking sheets and flip books for displaying student research of these three famous U.S. documents:

~ Bill of Rights

~ Constitution

~ Declaration of Independence

Please download the preview to see a detailed view of example pages. The format and choices are the same for each document.

Each note sheet and flip book is presented three ways - with primary lines (these have a dotted line in the middle and are often used in grades 1 and 2), lines (for upper grades), and no lines. Choose which format is best for your students; in an inclusive classroom you can use the different formats to differentiate for your students.

The note-taking sheets with lines can be printed double-sided, as they allow for two pages of notes. The unlined versions are one page. Students will need to take notes on when and where the document was written, who wrote it, why it was written, why it is still important, and extra facts (I have my students list at least 3, but you could choose more or less based on your students).

Students then use their notes to complete the flip books. Students can write their reports using complete sentences, paragraphs, or bulleted phrases. Depending on your students, you may expect responses to be more or less detailed. For example, to answer who wrote the Declaration of Independence, you might expect:

• Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Jefferson of Virginia
• Thomas Jefferson is regarded as the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. In the final draft, he included corrections made by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams.

A works cited page is included for those who would like to use one.

Because this product allows you so many ways to differentiate the outcome, it is useful for many grade levels!

These books can be purchased separately as well. This is a money-saving bundle - if each book was purchased separately it would cost $4.50. You save $1 by purchasing this as a bundle!

Thank you for looking! :)