Anne-Todd Staples

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS

JULY 4TH TRADITIONS

Table of Contents

Pre-Test……….…………………………….....2Pre-Test Answers ……………………….3Special Vocabulary……………………….4Post Test……………………………………….16Post-Test Answers………………………17Activities……………………………………….18

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Pre-Test

• Why does America celebrate on July 4th?

• What is Independence Day?

• How did America get its freedom from England?

• How do families celebrate on July 4th?

• What do families & friends do at the end of the day?

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Pre-Test Answers

• July 4th is America’s birthday.

• The 1st Independence Day was July 4, 1776.

• In 1776, men signed a letter to the King of England saying they wanted freedom.

• Families get together and celebrate.

• They have picnics and watch parades

• They watch fireworks in the sky.

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Vocabulary

• America’s Birthday: July 4th is the day we celebrate America’s beginning.

• Independence Day: July 4th, 1776

• Celebrate: Be happy about • something good or special

• Freedom: No one tells you to do things only one way. The red, white, and blue flag stands for freedom.

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More Vocabulary

• Families: many mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers

• Picnics: eating our lunch or dinner outside

• Parades: people walking in the street, waving, singing, or dancing.

• Fireworks: Loud, pretty lights in the sky to say Happy Birthday, America.

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July 4th

• July 4th is the day Americansmeet with families and friends to say Happy Birthday, America.

• July 4th is called Independence Day. In 1776, Americans told the King of England they wanted freedom or independence.

• Americans celebrate freedom July 4th.

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Independence Day Traditions

Families get together with friends to celebrate America’s birthday.

They fix food for lunch and dinner.They take the food to an outdoor party to celebrate with other people.

People walk together in the street in aparade, singing, dancing, and waving.

At night they watch fireworks in the sky.

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July 4th

• July 4th is America’s Birthday.• America has a birthday just like you do.

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Independence Day

• The first Independence Day was July 4, 1776. Men signed a letter to the King of England saying America wanted its freedom.

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Freedom

• Freedom means no one tells us how to do things only one way. The red, whiteand blue flag stands for freedom in America.

• People wave the flag when they celebrateon July 4th. They wear red, white and blue.

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Families

• Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers meet with families to celebrate America’s birthday and freedom.

• The days are hot in July. It is fun to meet outside at a park, at the lake or at the beach.

• The families in these pictures are happy to be together.

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Picnic

• People cook their favorite foods. The food is placed in a picnic basket. Families go to the celebration for America’s birthday and eat the food outside.

• This is a picnic.

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Parade

• On July 4th, families like to watch a parade with friends.

• People walk together in the street, sing,

dance, play music and wave flags

• We all clap when we see them and wave our flags.

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Fireworks

• When night comes, many beautiful lights fill the sky. We here a lot of loud sounds like clap and pop. These are fireworks. We look up to the sky to see them.

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Post-Test

When is America’s birthday?

What was America’s first birthday called?

What does the red, white and blue flag stand for in America?

What do families do at a July 4th picnic?

How do we celebrate America’s birthday?

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Post-Test Answers

America’s birthday is July 4th.

America’s first birthday is called Independence day.

The flag stands for freedom

They eat food outside at a celebration.

We get together with families and friends and eat a picnic, watch a parade and seefireworks in the sky at the end of the day.

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Activity 1

Look at the picture below. Write the word in the blank under the picture from this list that best tells you what the picture means.

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Activity 1 Answer Sheet

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Look at the picture below. Write the word in the blank under the picture from this list that best tells you what the picture means.

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Families celebrate freedom fireworks

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Activity 2

In the space below, write 3 sentences about how your country

celebrates its birthday.

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Activity 2 Answer Sheet

In the space below, write 3 sentences about how your country

celebrates its birthday.(The answers will vary per student.)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Activity Three

Find these words and circle them in the box below.

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