Fireworks! Outdoor picnics! BBQ! It’s one of the best celebrations we Americans have each year. Not to mention the fact that we are commemorating the adoption of The Declaration of Independence over 240 years ago! July 4, 1776 was a red letter day in history and since then America has never been the same. But to make our celebration even more complete, let’s put a learning focus on the holiday. Reading and playing learning games is a perfect way to rehearse the amazing richness of our country’s heritage. Here are a few simple ways to bring it together for some summer learning fun.
- Read some amazing patriotic books. Here are a few of our favorites on patriotism.
- Play some amazing patriotic games!
- Learn about the states – with state games.
- Play games about the presidents – with president games!
- Though John Adams authored much of the Declaration of Independence, Ben Franklin was a great help to him – play Ben Franklin games!
- Play July 4th spelling and vocabulary games!
