A Presentation for the Virginia Council for the Social Studies Conference 2014
Presented by Janina Peters & Fara T. Faust
Some of the Virginia Standards of Learning that focus on the founding documents -
VS.5 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of Virginia in the American Revolution by
a) identifying the reasons why the colonies went to war with Great Britain, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence
VS.6 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of Virginia in the establishment of the new American nation by
a) explaining why George Washington is called the “Father of our Country” and James Madison is called the “Father of the Constitution”;
b) identifying the ideas of George Mason and Thomas Jefferson as expressed in the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute
for Religious Freedom;
VS.5 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of Virginia in the American Revolution by
a) identifying the reasons why the colonies went to war with Great Britain, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence
VS.6 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of Virginia in the establishment of the new American nation by
a) explaining why George Washington is called the “Father of our Country” and James Madison is called the “Father of the Constitution”;
b) identifying the ideas of George Mason and Thomas Jefferson as expressed in the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute
for Religious Freedom;
Lessons & Activities
Name Your Documents...Quiz, Quiz, Trade Cards
Mr. Madison's Notes Are Missing! (VBCPS S.A.I.L. Lesson Study Group)
Create a Document Trading Card (ReadWriteThink.org)
Create a Document TimeLine (ReadWriteThink.org)
Sample Document Timeline
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness (Promethean flipchart)
Intro PowerPoint
QR Codes for lesson
Links for Lesson
Promethean Flipchart Lessons
History Detectives - Who's My Author?
Documents for lesson - History Detectives - Who's My Author?
Constitution Day (Grades K-1)
Constitution Day (Grades 3-5)
Primary Sources
Other Resources
National Archives - Charters of Freedom
Library of Virginia
Historic Virginia Documents on the Internet
DocsTeach - National Archives
Documents of American History - transcripts of all the documents
Document Analysis Forms for Students to Use
Written Document
Artifact
Cartoon
Map
Photograph
Poster
Sound Recording
Video Resources
BrainPop.com - Declaration of Independence (need subscription)
History Channel - Declaration of Independence
BrainPop.com - Constitution (need subscription)
History Channel - Constitution
The Making of the Constitution - TedEd
BrainPop.com - Bill of Rights (need subscription)
The Bill of Rights in Three Minutes - TedEd
Document Library
Right click on each document to download the image.
Click on the first page of each document to view the source page.
Right click on each document to download the image.
Click on the first page of each document to view the source page.
Contact Information
Janina Peters [email protected]
Fara T. Faust [email protected]
W.T. Cooke Elementary School
1501 Mediterranean Avenue
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(757) 648.2320
Both Presenters are graduates of the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute 2013 & the Virginia Beach Teaching American History Grant Program
Janina Peters [email protected]
Fara T. Faust [email protected]
W.T. Cooke Elementary School
1501 Mediterranean Avenue
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(757) 648.2320
Both Presenters are graduates of the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute 2013 & the Virginia Beach Teaching American History Grant Program