Declaration of Independence Song CD
Fun sing-alongs make learning the words of the Declaration of Independence fun!
Celebrate Freedom Week Student Video
This video documentary entitled, ‘Taking A Stand for Freedom: The History of Celebrate Freedom Week in Florida,’ was created by high school students Steffy and Nathan Boyd for a history class project.
The 10-minute video includes an interview with Florida teachers and students during Celebrate Freedom Week in 2005, Bill Dillon, Charlie Clary and Jerry Melvin who sponsored the bill establishing Florida’s Celebrate Freedom Week.
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Declaration of Independence Song iTunes CD
When Steffy Boyd came home with a fourth grade homework assignment to learn part of the Declaration of Independence, she and her family put the words to music and learned the words easily. Today, over 40,000 students across America have enjoyed singing the 'Declaration of Independence Song' and the 'Declaration Sing-Along' with Steffy and learning the important truths.
Florida Celebrate Freedom Week Resources
Ford, Martha B, Dennis Holt, Daryl Saunders, Social Studies Supervisors, “Celebrate Freedom Week, September 20-24, 2004,” School District of Hillsborough County, Florida. (Adobe pdf file)
Celebrate Freedom Week Student Video
This video documentary entitled, ‘Taking A Stand for Freedom: The History of Celebrate Freedom Week in Florida,’ was created by high school students Steffy and Nathan Boyd for a history class project.
The 10-minute video includes an interview with Florida teachers and students during Celebrate Freedom Week in 2005, Bill Dillon, Charlie Clary and Jerry Melvin who sponsored the bill establishing Florida’s Celebrate Freedom Week.
Texas Celebrate Freedom Week Resources
Texas legislators voted to move Celebrate Freedom Week from Veterans day in November to September to align with Constitution Day, which occurs in mid-September. .
http://dept.houstonisd.org/CURRICULUM/socialstudies/html/Const_Day.htm
http://www5.esc13.net/socialstudies/feature_freedom_week.html
http://governor.state.tx.us/news/speech/10859/
Arkansas Celebrate Freedom Week Resources
http://arkedu.state.ar.us/commemos/static/fy0506/attachments/CelebrateFreedom.doc
Oklahoma Celebrate Freedom Week Resources
http://sde.state.ok.us/curriculum/CurriculumDiv/SocialStudies/pdf/CelFreedom.pdf
Other Resources
http://todaysteacher.com/CelebrateFreedomWeek.htm
Platt, Michael. The Declaration of America, Practical Homeschooling, 1999.
http://www.home-school.com/Articles/phs27-michaelplatt.html Sept 2006. This article, originally printed in Practical Homeschooling Magazine #99 in 1999, describes the meanings of the parts of the Declaration of Independence. Mr. Platt compares our current understanding of the Declaration of Independence to the understanding of Laura Ingall’s in Little Town on the Prairie.
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