Patriotism Thematic Resources

Patriotism
Web Resource Page for Educators by Midge Frazel These resources are part of a workshop on Patriotism and Character Education

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Connecting Patriotism and Character Education

Guided by the instructor, visit these Web pages
Johnny Appleseed: American Patriot
by Midge Frazel

The Lincoln Memorial Project
by Midge Frazel

Resources

Free American Flag Decals

Flag Day Resources
by Midge Frazel

Exploring Patriotism
• My America • Virtual Field Trip http://www.field-trips.org/ss/america/index.htm	The American Presidency Virtual Field Trip http://www.field-trips.org/ss/prez/
• 42Explore Topic: Patriotism • http://eduscapes.com/42explore/patriot.htm
• USA Activities for Kids • http://www.abcteach.com/USA/usatoc.htm from Sandy Kemsley's wonderful resource for teachers
US Patriotic Activities and Crafts http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/patriotic/

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Classroom Resources
EDSITE Lesson: Stars and Stripes Forever Grades K-2	Stars and Stripes Forever Lesson About Patriotic Symbols Kindergarten Lesson by Mandy Pratt http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/ units/Byrnes-S2000/Pratt/Flag%20Lesson.html
National Musuem of Patriotism http://www.museumofpatriotism.org/
Independence Day! WebQuest (older style) http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/indepday/	Patriotic Crafts http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/ 1465/americanaprojects.html
Patriotism Bibliography List of appropriate titles from AnswerPoint.org	Together for Freedom http://www.togetherforfreedom.org/
American Patriotism: An Online Sourcebook University of Chicago

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Symbols of American Freedom
Teaching with Historic Places http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/ Lesson Plans http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/standards.htm
Celebrating Our Freedom: The Symbols of America http://rims.k12.ca.us/symbols_freedom/	The Great Seal http://www.greatseal.com/
The Flag of the United States http://www.usflag.org/	National and Historical American Flags http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/ flags/fedflag.shtml
That's Plymouth Rock? Web Presentation by Midge Frazel
Documents of Freedom http://www.ushistory.org/documents/index.html	The Declaration of Independence http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/
The Constitution of the United States http://www.wellesley.mec.edu/wms/ library/pages/projects/constitution /pages/constitution.htm	American Treasures of the Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ treasures/tr00.html
Star Spangled Banner http://web8.si.edu/nmah/ htdocs/ssb-old/2_home/fs2.html From the Smithsonian	The Liberty Bell http://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/ The Liberty Bell Virtual Museum http://www.libertybellmuseum.com/ Casting the Liberty Bell http://www.barroncast.com/bell.htm
The Statue of Liberty Web Cam http://www.sccorp.com/cam/ Great Buildings Online: Statue of Liberty http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings /Statue_of_Liberty.html The Statue of Liberty http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings /liberty/liberty.html National Park Service: Statue of Liberty http://www.nps.gov/stli/mainmenu.htm	• Ben's Guide to US Government • Symbols of US Government (K-2) http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/ symbols/index.html Symbols of US Government (3-5) http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/ symbols/index.html

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Primary Resource and Other American History Web Sites
US Historical Documents http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/	Using Primary Resources to Teach History http://www.indiana.edu/ ~ssdc/intprimdig.htm
History Firsthand in Elementary School http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/ lessons/97/firsthand/main.html	Historical Treasure Chests http://k12science.ati.stevens-tech.edu/ curriculum/treasure/
Documents for the Study of American History http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/carrie/ docs/amdocs_index.html
• Mr. Donn's Excellent US States and Regions • http://members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory /States.html	• Mr. Donn's US History Resources • http://members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory/ American.html
Mr. Donn's Main Web Page in case you can't get to the above resources http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/SiteIndex.html

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Our Presidents
The Presidents of the United States http://www.whitehouse.gov/ history/presidents/	First Lady's Gallery http://www.whitehouse.gov/ history/firstladies/
Historical Tour of the White House http://www.whitehouse.gov /history/whtour/	Monticello the Home of Thomas Jefferson http://www.monticello.org/
Mount Vernon: George Washington Biography http://www.mountvernon.org/ education/biography/	The American President http://216.132.160.230/the_series.htm

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Celebrating Patriotic Holidays
Observing Constitution Day September 17 http://www.nara.gov/education/ teaching/constitution/home.html Citizenship Day http://www.patriotism.org/citizenship/index.html	President's Day George Washington's Birthday Third Monday in February http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum /socialstd/Presday.html Mr. Donn's Presidents Day http://members.aol.com/MrDonnLessons/ USHolidays.html#PRES
Patriot's Day (Massachusetts Holiday) Third Monday in April The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere http://www.paulreverehouse.org/midnight.html School Resource Page on Paul Revere http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/ as/education/projects/webunits/khistory/paul.html Paul Revere Virtual Museum http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/finney/paulvm/_welcomepv.html
Memorial Day Last Monday in May http://www.usmemorialday.org/ Memorial Day http://www.patriotism.org/memorial_day/index.html National Moment of Rememberance http://www.remember.gov/	Flag Day June 14 http://www.umkc.edu/imc/flagday.htm Betsy Ross Homepage http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/index.html
Independence Day The 4th of July http://wilstar.com/holidays/july4.htm Kid's Domain 4th of July http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/july4/index.html Mr. Donn's Fourth of July http://members.aol.com/MrDonnLessons /USHolidays.html#4th Fourth of July Celebrations Database http://gurukul.american.edu/heintze/fourth.htm	Veterans Day November 11 http://www.vfw.org/amesm/origins.shtml Veteran's Affairs: Veteran's Day Page http://www.va.gov/vetsday/
Celebrations: Bill of Rights Day December 15 http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources /units/Byrnes-celebrations/billrigh.html

Promoting Peace and Tolerance

42 Explore: Peacemakers
http://www.eduscapes.com/42explore/peacemak.htm

Tolerance.org: Teaching Tolerance
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/index.jsp

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Critical Thinking Ideas

"In God We Trust"
CNN.com article on Patriotism and religion in schools
Lawmakers Want Pledge of Allegiance Back Into Schools
CNN.com article on "bringing back" the pledge

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