Happy 4th of July, everyone!  Do something exciting to celebrate America’s Independence!  Eat, play, sing, dance, watch a fireworks display, go to the theater, honor someone, play our jigsaw puzzle game, and enjoy! Play the jigsaw puzzle game below by hitting the “start game” button.

But first, just a little history lesson below about our freedoms –

• Each section in the Declaration of Independence explains why it had the right to declare independence.
• The Preamble explains why the Continental Congress wrote the Declaration of Independence.
• The Declaration of Natural Rights states that all men are created by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.
• These unalienable rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
• The Declaration of Independence includes a list of grievances against the British government.
• It claims the colonies were free and independent states.
• The signers of the Declaration of Independence represented the American people.
• They voted to declare the colonies independent from Great Britain on July 4, 1776.
• Most of the signers signed the document on August 2, 1776.

Homeschoolers/Teachers/Parents: Sketch/color an illustration. Theme: freedom. Click here to read the story called The Happy Prince. Pronounce and put these words in alphabetical order: freedom, independence, colonies, signers, Britain, grievances. List three freedom facts. Describe what the prince did for the people. (Skills: identify, comprehend, creativity, appreciation, citizenship)

Enjoy the Stadium of Fire fireworks.