Integrated Literacy Assignment

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).

GLCE 1-H2.0.7

4th of July◦ http://www.songsforteaching.com/socialstudies/un

itedstates/thestarspangledbanner.php

Martin Luther King Jr Day◦ http://www.songsforteaching.com/africanamerican

history/martinlutherkingihaveadream.php

Songs

Memorial Day- “The Wall”

4th of July- “Happy 4th of July, Jenny Sweeney!”

Picture Books, Trade-books, and Textbooks

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.

◦ http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/the-infantry-prayer

Poetry

http://www.whitehouse.gov/◦ 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!

http://www.usconsulate.org.hk/pas/kids/index.htm◦ Click on “Let’s Celebrate” along the bottom to read about

each national holiday.

Websites

National Holidays (Lesson 1, pg. 8) http://amykish.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/6/6/13666851/1st_grade_unit_plan.pdf

Symbols and Holidays◦ http://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/pdf/LessonPlan_S

ymbolsAndHolidays.pdf

Lesson Plan Ideas

Map, Chart, and/or Graph

Map of World’s National Holidays

Map of where Thanksgiving dinner ingredients are grown.

Abraham Lincoln◦ http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/p

rimarysourcesets/lincoln/pdf/teacher_guide.pdf

Primary Source Document

Holidays◦ http://www.abcya.com/first_grade_computers.htm◦ Word Searches

Games

U.S. National Holidays◦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYh80FAWO

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Video

Political Cartoons

Abraham Lincoln Takes A National Role. (n.d.) Library of Congress. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/lincoln/pdf/teacher_guide.pdf

American History. (n.d.) Symbols and Holidays. Retrieved from: http://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/pdf/LessonPlan_SymbolsAndHolidays.pdf

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

http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/the-infantry-prayer 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 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/02/26/a-surprising-map-of-the-worlds-national-holidays-only-two-countries-have-no-national-day/

http://www.abcya.com/first_grade_computers.htm http://www.usconsulate.org.hk/pas/kids/index.htm http://www.whitehouse.gov/ 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

http://amykish.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/6/6/13666851/1st_grade_unit_plan.pdf malcomb [Screen Name] (2012, November 7) Update from East Tower 2 Government Information, Maps,

and Microform Services. [Photo from Web Blog] Retrieved from https://blogs.libraries.iub.edu/et2/2012/11/07/update-from-east-tower-2-government-information-maps-and-microform-services/

mwhjro. (2009, November 8). "U.S. National Holidays". [Video file] Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYh80FAWOY

Thompson, Craig A. (2002). I Have A Dream. On Songs For Teaching [Online]. Chandler, Arizona. Songs for Teaching: Using Music to Promote Learning.

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