Interactive event helps students honor and celebrate the privileges and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship.
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| Using an iPad, a student creates a Presidential collage during a Constitution Day event |
Constitution Day programs will be held again this year at
the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home. The interactive
event, designed for 4th and 5th grade students, will be offered between
September 15 and 23. Kansas recognizes the week containing September 17, the
date the U.S. Constitution was signed, as Celebrate Freedom Week.
The program helps students honor and celebrate the privileges and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship, as well as commemorate the signing of the Constitution. Space is still available for schools to participate. Reservations should be made by September 12 by calling 785-263-6754 or emailing Pam.Sanfilippo@nara.gov.
The event includes four 30-minute
participatory student activities. Groups of 20-25 students will rotate through
the four stations:
Activity 1:
"Holding History" - Students will examine copies of
letters from the Library's archives written by children to President
Eisenhower. Discussion will include topics of that period in history and how
citizens can interact with the Executive Branch of government.
Activity 2:
"If I Were President I Would..." - Following a
discussion of several current topics, students will write or draw something
that describes what they would do to address the issues if they were president.
Activity 3: "Becoming the President"
- Students will discuss the Constitutional requirements for being president,
learn about Eisenhower's qualifications, and consider slogans they might use
for their own presidential campaign.
Activity 4:
"Presidential Pics" - In the Presidential Gallery of
the Museum, students will create a collage using iPads provided by the
Eisenhower Foundation.
For more information, contact the Eisenhower Library's
Education Specialist at 785-263-6754 or email Pam.Sanfilippo@nara.gov.
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