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https://youtu.be/jYs9YXNukLQ

This book discusses the freedoms and rights we have as Americans provided by our states and the scarifices made. This allows students to understand in a simple way the basic moral components we Americans have because of our freedom.

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What Does It Mean To Be American? - Read Aloud

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https://youtu.be/ja37jgbacOs

This book expresses the meaning of the flag and how it become. It informs young readers on the creation of our flag and what it represents to the USA. This story can lead to creating our own visual of the flag and being able to present about what it represents.

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🇺🇸 F is for Flag 🇺🇸| Read Aloud for kids! | Patriotic Books for Kids!

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This book provides a kid friendly description of the freedom and democracy America provides its people. This book also helps to lead to an imporant discussion with students on what America means to them.

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Little learners can discover the symbols, values, and beliefs that make America so great with this patriotic follow-up to best-selling board books What Is Christmas? and What Is Easter?

In this engaging look at America, Michelle Medlock Adams introduces little ones to the beliefs and ideals that make America unique. Heartfelt and humorous questions ponder all of the things that America might be about-the flag, the Fourth of July, the Statue of Liberty. Readers quickly learn that America is about more than symbols and monuments. It's a land of freedom and democracy where dreams come true. Whimsical artwork and rhyming verse will capture children's imaginations as they explore what America means to them.

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What Is America? [Adams, Michelle Medlock, Wummer, Amy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. What Is America?

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https://kid-citizen.muzzylane.com/sample/web/1732ea42-2c8a-467b-b80b-e0befc258639

This resource allows students to self explore the flag. It provides information on how it is used and what it represents. This source could be used as an independent task during centers or as a choice board option.

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https://sites.google.com/view/historys-mysteries/grade-1/leadership-mystery-2?authuser=0
This resource will have students discover why George Washington was a good leader. It discusses his time as president. This could be a good independent activity for students to learn about George Washington prior to diving into how he influenced certain events in history that help define America.

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History’s Mysteries Main Page - Leadership: Mystery 2

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https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1122012

This artifact allows students to examine and explore what is was like to become a citizen in the 1920's. Students can use this artifact to compare and contrast the past and present. This will provide students knowledge on the growing sense of community.

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Brochure, “How To Become A Citizen of the United States”, 1926

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Though a key requirement of citizenship is learning English, many guides are still available in the native languages of new immigrants. The Foreign Language Information Service provided translations of these guides in thirteen European languages.

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https://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/statue-liberty-souvenir-new-york-new-york-1885

This resource allows students to explore the artifact 'Statue of Liberty'. Students can take notes on what they notice, wonder and know about the artifact.

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This is one of the first models of Liberty cast in the United States. Often described as the American Committee Model, this statuette was produced in the tens of thousands. It was sold to subscribers to finance the construction of a pedestal for the full-size statue in New York Harbor.

Based upon the design of the French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, with Bartholdi's full cooperation, the miniature statues were produced in six- and twelve-inch sizes. A national newspaper campaign advertised statuettes at one dollar for the six-inch model seen here or five dollars for a twelve-inch version. Richard Butler, a New York-based rubber manufacturer, chaired the American Committee of the Statue of Liberty and oversaw the models' production.

The campaign disseminated likenesses of Liberty throughout the United States and the world, turning the figure into a household souvenir while raising more than enough money for the construction of the monumental stone pedestal. The finished monument, Liberty Enlightening the World, was dedicated October 28, 1886.

Gift of Richard Butler, Secretary of the American Committee on the Statue of Liberty, 1885

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Statue of Liberty souvenir, New York, New York, 1885

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This is one of the first models of Liberty cast in the United States. Often described as the American Committee Model, this statuette was produced in the tens of thousands. It was sold to subscribers to finance the construction of a pedestal for the full-size statue in New York Harbor.

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https://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/pdf/SSB_Math_K_2.pdf

This Math activity can be done after learning about the Star-spangled banner and the song. It guides students to create a Star-Spangled Banner themselves.

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https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/benjamin-franklin/

This resource is a film students can view to learn about Benjamin Franklin's role in being a founding fathers. This resource can be shown to give students insights on each of the founding fathers.

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Benjamin Franklin | Ken Burns | PBS | Benjamin Franklin: A Ken Burns Film | Premieres 4/4 on PBS

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Ken Burns's two-part, four-hour documentary, Benjamin Franklin, explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century's most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.