1. Important u.s events and people
By: Laura Labonte

2. Social Studies GLCE
Grade 1 H2.0.7 : 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, President’s Day).

3. Books Independence Day: A is for America- Devin Scillian
Apple Pie Fourth of July- Janet S. Wong
Fireworks, Picnics, and Flags- The Story of the Fourth of July Symbols- James Cross Giblin
The Fourth of July Story- Alice Dalgliesh
Martin Luther King Dr. Day:
What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?- Margaret Friskey
A Picture Book of Martin Luther King Jr.- David Alder

4. Big books “Symbols of America”- Susan A. DeStefano
“Our All-American Day”- Kelley Beaurline and Amy Helfer

5. Games
The Scrambled States of America (with accompanying book)

6. Magazines
Cobblestone- “We The People”
Cobblestone- “30 Greatest American Events”
Cobblestone- “It’s All American”
Cobblestone- “23 Little-Known Events that Changed America That You Should Know”
*Cobblestone has so many different issues relating to almost any Social Studies topic you may want to cover; a GREAT resource!

7. Videos and music “America” – School House Rock
“A is for America”- Devin Scillian (with accompanying book)
“Holiday for Kids”
“Independence Day- Martina McBride w&ob=av3e
President’s Day Songs day.123holiday.net/presidents_day_songs.html

8. poetry
Martin Luther King Jr. Poem  Let us dance, let us sing.  In praise of Martin Luther King.  A man of peace who stood up tall.  He worked for fairness for us all.   We must be kind to one another,  Because he said, 'All men are brothers.“ So let us try as we dance and sing,  To be like Martin Luther King.
day.123holiday.net/king_songs.html

9. Other online resources
A website with several songs, poems, quotes and much more for several U.S holidays!
A website FULL of crafts, coloring pages, information, speeches, recipes, poems, and much more for a variety of U.S holidays! /fourth-of-july/