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1. [|Ben's Guide to US government for Kids]

2. [|United Streaming Video] (This video is about good citizenship. It talks about the constitution, being a good citizen, and the 3 branches of government. It's very informational and I think it would be a good source for review or introduction. It is 24 minutes long.)

3. This is a school house rock video on the 3 branches of government--3 minutes long. Just like all school house rock videos, it's a sing a long from the 70's :)...Oldie but Goodie. media type="custom" key="7018995"

4. Also, there is a book that I'm trying to get hands on. It's called We, the Kids. If anyone knows how to get that book, the reviews look really good. Basically puts the preamble in kid terms.

5. I found this site today with a lot of information that is in this LFS unit on the constitution. I haven't looked through all of it but thought I would try and share:) Let me know what you think! [] ~ Melissa R. (this site is suggested for fourth grade and up but I think in some ways could also be valuable for us)

6. Here is another school house rock video on the Preamble. You can definitely tell it's from the 70's...but it's still good. It is 3 minutes long. media type="custom" key="7038587"

7. I found this website on the [|preamble]. The first link has a man saying the preamble. Here is a small poster of the words as well [|(poster with words)]

8.Attached is a few topics that your students might be researching for their speeches. I listed under each topic the books that Kate suggested would be good to research in. Please add books and online resources that may be useful for the students. Thanks for adding and sharing! -Melissa R.