Interactive Notebook: U.S. Constitution is designed to allow students to become active participants in their own learning by creating interactive notebooks. The instructions given in the book lay out an easy-to-follow plan for setting up, creating, and maintaining an interactive notebook for the study of the U.S. Constitution. The book features mini-lessons, correlating interactive notebook pages, and informational text reading selections. The lessons cover the Articles of Confederation, the Constitutional Convention, and the drafting and ratification of the U.S. Constitution. This interactive approach to diagramming social studies concepts gives students many opportunities to create models and demonstrate their knowledge through artistic creation, labeling, and verbal explanation. -Helps students record, store, and organize essential information -Serves as a resource for review and test prep -Involves both right-brain and left-brain activities for processing new information -Supports Next Generation Science Standards -Correlated to current national, state, and provincial standards

Encourage students to create their own learning portfolios with the Mark Twain Interactive Notebook: U.S. Constitution for fifth to eighth grades. This interactive notebook emphasizes these important concepts: -principles of U.S. government -citizens' rights and responsibilities -the Constitution This social studies interactive notebook helps students review and study for tests. Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.