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September 1 -- 2 Weeks Until Constitution Day: Is Your Classroom Ready? Two weeks. That's all that stands between right now and one of the most important days on the civic education calendar. If you're a teacher, here's your Constitution Day readiness checklist — and everything you still have time to do. Step 1: Order your pocket Constitutions today. The 917 Society distributes free pocket Constitutions to 8th-grade classrooms across all 50 states. The 2026 edition is the 250

Seventeen days. That's how long you have between now and Constitution Day 2026 — September 17 — the first Constitution Day celebrated during America's 250th anniversary year. If you're an 8th-grade civics teacher, this is your moment. Here's exactly what todo between now and then. WEEK 1 (Now — September 7): Lay the Foundation Order your free pocket Constitutions. If you haven't already, this is your first and most important task. The 917 Society provides free 250th Anniversa

The first day of school is the most important day of the year — and not because of your syllabus. It's important because it's the day students decide whether your class is worth caring about. For 8th-grade civics teachers, that first day is also your best chance to establish what your class is really about: the document that still governs 330 million Americans, over 235 years after it was written. Following are five ways to introduce the Constitution on Day One — without losi

Constitution Day is September 17th. If you're a middle school teacher — especially an 8th-grade civics or U.S. history teacher — this is your moment. And the good news: you don't have to build everything from scratch. Here's a curated list of the best free civics resources available right now.