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Lesson Plans - 4th Grade
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Each year, the Hannibal Jaycees sponsor National Tom Sawyer Days during the Fourth of July weekend to celebrate the town’s most well-known citizen, Mark Twain. The highlight of the event is the fence-painting contest, which begins on July 4 with local competition and advances to state and national contests over the next three days. Most Americans think of the Fourth of July as Independence Day—but is it really the day the United States declared its independence? This lesson explores all the dates and stories associated with the Declaration of Independence, focusing on the reason there are so many different dates and signings of the document and why we celebrate the nation’s birthday on July 4th rather than one of the other dates. Many people celebrate the Fourth of July as the birthday of the United States, but the actual events on that day involved only a half dozen people. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved and signed by the officers of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Most of the other members signed during a ceremony on August 2.
Found in: 10th Grade • 11th Grade • 12th Grade • 3rd Grade • 4th Grade • 5th Grade • 6th Grade • 7th Grade • 8th Grade • 9th Grade • History • July • Language Arts
The students will: 1. interpret the figurative language of the first verse of “The Star-Spangled Banner” to create an illustration. 2. rewrite the first verse using their own words. |
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