1. Integrated Literacy Assignment 05-J.Wutka-National Events/Holidays
Reading, Viewing, and Listening to Build Literate Classrooms
Fall, 2015
SST J.Wutka

2. National Holidays/Events
Living and Working Together in Families and Schools
Use historical thinking to understand the past
1-H2.0.6 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).

3. Children's Literature Martin’s Big Words By Doreen Rappaport
The first Independence Day Celebration By Kathy Allen
Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln By Doreen Rappaport
We the Kids By David Catrow
Kids Meet the Presidents By Paul Rodhe

4. Poetry
Reading of Martin Luther King, Jr. By Eileen Spenelli

5. Videos Bet You Didn’t Know: Rosa Parks
Bet You Didn’t Know: Independence Day

6. Song/Music The American Way By Mary Flynn
(Sung to: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
Independence Day – The President’s Speech
This flag that flies over our country,
Tells us that we are all free!
The flag that we look at so proudly ~
Was given to you and to me.
So, we're free, we're free,
To come here to school each and every day.
To learn and play here,
And live the American way!

7. Lesson Plan
Dr. King’s life and the words associated with him – Lesson Plans and Teacher Guides

8. Magazines Kids Discover Presidents’ Day Constitution Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

9. Evidence of Learning
Compare and Contrast for Presidents’ Day

10. Web resources for the Teacher
Presidents’ Day! The Votes Are In… These Activities Win
How Do You Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

11. Primary source documents
Why we march with
Dr. Martin Luther King

12. Citations
Allen, K. (2010). The First Independence Day Celebration. Minnesota, MN: Picture Window Books. Rappaport, D. (2001). Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. New York, NY: Jump At The Sun. Catrow, D. (2005). We the Kids, Penguin Young Readers Group. Rodhe, P, (2009). Kids Meet the Presidents. New York, NY: Applesauce Press. Rappaport, D. (2008). Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln. Disney-Hyperion. Spinelli, E. (2006). Martin Luther King Jr. Tennessee, TN: Ideals Publications. Bet You Didn’t Know: Rosa Parks [Web video]. Retrieved from Dr. King’s Life and Words Associated with Him [Web lesson plan]. Retrieved from How Do You Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day? [Web teacher resource]. Retrieved from Solis, J & Boatwright, J. (2012). Presidents’ Day! The Votes Are In… These Activities Win [Web lesson plan and teacher resource]. Retrieved from /02/presidents-day-votes-are-these-activities-win Kid’s Discover, Martin Luther King Jr., Ben Franklin, Washington, The Constitution [Web Graphic(s)]. Retrieved from

13. Citations
Independence Day [OST] #11 – The Presidents Speech [Web Music Clip]. Retrieved from Why we march with Dr. Martin Luther King [Web Flyer]. Retrieved from Bet You Didn’t Know: Independence Day [Web video]. Retrieved from Flynn, M. The American Way. Retrieved from Compare and Contrast for Presidents’ Day [Web Graphic]. Retrieved from teachers/classroom-solutions/2012/02/presidents-day-votes-are-these-activities-win