This week, we are starting Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz. The book is a great story about how the
Constitution was written during the summer of 1787. The Framers are brought to life and are
described as real people. The events are
written in a way that fifth graders can understand. This is the sixth year that I have used the
book with my group of fifth graders, and every year they seem to like the book,
but most importantly, they remember the history!
I start by dividing the book into five sections. The content is so rich, that the shorter
sections allow us to really dive in and understand the story each day. We read and discuss the book together and
they complete comprehension questions each day.
At the beginning of the week, I also hand out a Spelling
Activities page for the kids to use during the week. There are only 12 words, but the kids are
also required to learn their meanings, so 12 seems like plenty!
Once we finish the book, we review by completing a
fill-in-the-blank summary of the story and by watching the video. The video is available on YouTube here. The video is basically a reading of the story
with the illustrations in the background, but it provides a good review of the
story.
I finish up the mini-unit on this book with a short quiz on
the material.
This weekend, I’ve been cooped up working on school work,
and I put together all of the materials I’ve created to use with the book into
one packet of activities. I even managed
to get it posted on TPT! If you’d like
to check it out, it’s available here.
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