Happy 4th of July everyone! I shared this idea last year for Memorial Day and I thought it would be the perfect post for today!
I think everyone who is a citizen of the United States should know the words to our national anthem, at least the first verse. Personally, I'm working on learning every verse; this is my favorite:
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
In teaching the song to the children I do focus on the first verse, because otherwise I think it would be a little overwhelming for the younger ones. I like to go over the story behind the song first and ask them some questions about what they might already know about it. {Here} is an information sheet I put together for easy reference.{
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