Morgan Hulst

 Identify the events or people celebrated during United States national holidays and why we celebrate them (e.g., Independence Day, Constitution Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents'Day).

 4 th of July ◦ itedstates/thestarspangledbanner.php itedstates/thestarspangledbanner.php  Martin Luther King Jr Day ◦ history/martinlutherkingihaveadream.php history/martinlutherkingihaveadream.php

 Memorial Day- “The Wall”  4 th of July- “Happy 4 th of July, Jenny Sweeney!”

 Independence Day ◦ When the day is done for the infantry, they bow their heads and take a knee, they clasp their hands and start to pray, that they may live another day, should a challenge for them ever arise, they would proudly meet it with open eyes, soldiers fight with the honor and pride, moving any and all fear to the side, a soldier's family and freedom is his core, for wanting to ever fight a war. ◦ prayer prayer

 ◦ Good website for around President’s Day when your students are learning about each president! ◦ On the bottom of the Home page  under History and Grounds  click on “Past Presidents” and read about each one!  tm tm ◦ Click on “Let’s Celebrate” along the bottom to read about each national holiday.

 National Holidays (Lesson 1, pg. 8) _grade_unit_plan.pdf _grade_unit_plan.pdf  Symbols and Holidays ◦ ymbolsAndHolidays.pdf ymbolsAndHolidays.pdf

Map of World’s National Holidays Map of where Thanksgiving dinner ingredients are grown.

 Abraham Lincoln ◦ rimarysourcesets/lincoln/pdf/teacher_guide.pdf rimarysourcesets/lincoln/pdf/teacher_guide.pdf

 Holidays ◦ ◦ Word Searches

 U.S. National Holidays ◦ Y Y

 Abraham Lincoln Takes A National Role. (n.d.) Library of Congress. Retrieved from  American History. (n.d.) Symbols and Holidays. Retrieved from:  Bunting, eve. (1990). The Wall. New York: Reading Rainbow.  Carpenter, Dave. "4th of July Fireworks" (Cartoon). CartoonStock. (n.d.) Web.  Digby, Eddie. (2014). The Infantry Prayer. FamilyFriend Poems. Retrieved on 09 November 2014 from  Fisher, Max. (2013, 06 February). A Surprising Map of the World's National Holidays (Only Two Countries Have No National Holiday). "The Washington Post". Retrieved from worlds-national-holidays-only-two-countries-have-no-national-day/ worlds-national-holidays-only-two-countries-have-no-national-day/     Key, Francis Scott. (2002). The Star-Spangled Banner. [Recorded by Rachel Rambach] On Songs For Teaching [Online]. Chandler, Arizona. Songs for Teaching: Using Music to Promote Learning.  Kimmelman, Leslie. (2003). Happy 4th of July, Jenny Sweeney! Morton Grove, Illinois: Albert Whitman and Company.  Kish, Amy. (n.d.) 1st Grade Unit: History, Geography, and Civics Integration. Retrieved from  malcomb [Screen Name] (2012, November 7) Update from East Tower 2 Government Information, Maps, and Microform Services. [Photo from Web Blog] Retrieved from information-maps-and-microform-services/ information-maps-and-microform-services/  mwhjro. (2009, November 8). "U.S. National Holidays". [Video file] Retrieved from  Thompson, Craig A. (2002). I Have A Dream. On Songs For Teaching [Online]. Chandler, Arizona. Songs for Teaching: Using Music to Promote Learning.