Students Celebrate Constitution Day

Social studies lessons throughout the Levittown School District focused on the signing of the country’s most important historical document, the U.S. Constitution, during an annual celebration of Constitution Day.

Constitution Day, also known as Citizenship Day, is a federal observance that is traditionally observed on September 17, the day the United States Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in 1787. In addition to the daily Pledge of Allegiance, schools announced the importance of this historical document during daily announcements. Lessons were also planned to study the document and it’s Bill of Rights, and many students dressed in patriotic colors.

Paul Speranza’s fourth-grade class at Abbey Lane read and discussed David Catrow’s “We the Kids” and Tomie de Paola’s “Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution.” During their study of the Bill of Rights, the students were given scenarios and instructed to identify which Bill would protect each person’s rights.

Constitution Day was also celebrated through art. In Jill Frank’s classroom at East Broadway, students tried their hands at drawing scrolls and waving flags. During the lesson, the students learned ways to make these images three-dimensional.

Captions:

Photo A: Abbey Lane fourth-graders and their teacher Paul Speranza studied the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Photo B: East Broadway students in Jill Frank’s art class learned how to make scrolls and flags look three-dimensional as a celebration of Constitution Day.

Photos provided by Levittown School District