Constitutional Convention Activity for 5th Grade Social Studies

Do something different this year with your lesson on the Constitutional Convention! Engage your students with a reading, Doodle Notes™, and a card sort.

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Do something different this year with your lesson on the Constitutional Convention! Engage your students with a reading, Doodle Notes™, and a card sort.
 
In this activity, students will read about the Constitutional Convention, Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, 3/5 Compromise, and the Electoral College. Each one page reading has a corresponding section to complete on the Doodle Notes. This resource is also available in Google Slides™.
 
In this activity you will receive:
 
Word Wall terms for the Constitutional Convention and a Frayer Model Vocabulary Activity,
6 content pages of reading that includes information on the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, the Great Compromise, the 3/5 Compromise, and the Electoral College,
– A Card Sort game to review the compromises of the Constitutional Convention including the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, the Great Compromise, and the 3/5 Compromise,
-A formative assessment activity
Google Slides™
 
Please download the preview for detailed directions and samples.
 
Doodle notes is a trademarked term used with permission. Please visit doodlenotes.org for more information.
 
 
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5th Grade Social Studies TEKS
(3) History. The student understands the significant individuals who contributed to the creation of the U.S. Constitution and the government it established. The student is expected to identify the contributions of Founding Fathers James Madison and George Mason who helped create the U.S. Constitution.
 
(15) Government. The student understands the framework of government created by the U.S. Constitution of 1787. The student is expected to:
(A) identify … the three branches of government;
(B) identify the reasons for and describe the system of checks and balances outlined in the U.S. Constitution; and
 
(23) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:
(A) differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as technology; interviews; biographies; oral, print, and visual material; documents; and artifacts to acquire information about the United States;
(B) analyze information by applying absolute and relative chronology through sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;
(C) organize and interpret information in outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps;
 
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