Use TeachingBooks to support America250 and commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. Browse books and lists, and dive into multimedia resources for the titles. Share resources for titles in displays and on social media and entice readers while building deeper connections to the books!

• Find inspiration by exploring the titles and resources on these curated lists:

  • Discovering the Bill of Rights through Fiction
  • From the American Revolution to a New Nation
  • Democracy & Civil Liberties: Paired Fiction & Nonfiction Books for Grades 6-12
  • Life, Liberty + Libraries Booklists to celebrate America’s Democracy
  • In Search of Wonder: Common Core and More: American Literature
  • In Search of Wonder: Common Core and More: American History
  • Celebrate America
  • American Heroes: Historic and Cultural Heroes
  • Explore diverse American history books on these four TeachingBooks America250 Lists: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

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Activities

• Learn about the early days of our nation’s founding in this audiobook excerpt for Rebels, Robbers, and Radicals: The Story of the Bill of Rights.

• Explore how to write your Elected Official, practice drafting and debating new laws, and review the Bill of Rights in this teacher's guide for Documents of Freedom: A Look at the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution.

• Launch into research, or start a discussion of the First Amendment after listening to this audiobook excerpt of Your Freedom, Your Power: A Kid's Guide to the First Amendment.

• Listen to this audiobook excerpt of The Woman's Hour (Adapted for Young Readers): Our Fight for the Right to Vote, then have students discuss and research to find the answers to three levels of discussion questions about voting, the history of women’s suffrage, and more.

• Discuss the constitution, creation of laws, and governmental powers using this educator guide for We the People: The United States Constitution Explored and Explained.

• Make the constitution come alive with game ideas, discussion guides, and links to interactive websites in this teaching ideas page from the author. Plus, hear about the author’s research journey in this Meet-the-Author Recording for Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today.

• Hear about the early days of the United States and how the need for a constitution came about in this audiobook excerpt for What Is the Constitution?.