Holidays tend to sneak up on me and even though I have the best of intentions to teach my children the history behind each holiday, all too often when the day arrives our schedule is too busy to actually pull it off. Whether it be the busyness of our family business or just life itself, holiday studies tend to get forgotten or neglected in our homeschool.
Independence Day is just around the corner and you may not have had even a moment to prepare a lesson plan or study for your children to complete. That is ok! As a Navy Brat, I have never been able to allow the holiday to come and go without ensuring children know the importance of the 4th of July to us as Americans. Through this Independence Day Unit Study, your kids will learn about the history of Independence Day, the Liberty Bell, the Continental Congress, the Declaration of Independence, Independence Hall and Yankee Doodle by using free online resources!
I don’t typically have my children complete all of their homeschooling online, so when I do, they enjoy the change in plans. When putting together this unit study for them, I was able to locate articles, videos and free books that cover the history of the 4th of July to ensure kids know the importance of the holiday that we celebrate each year!
After my kids complete this unit study, we typically end our homeschool day with a bang by watching the White House Independence Day Fireworks Live via our local PBS station. You can find your local PBS channel and showtime on their website.
I hope that the free resources that I have compiled will be helpful to you and your children as you spend a little time learning about the history of our great country, the United States of America.
Free Independence Day Learning Resources
History of Independence Day
Today in History (Audio reading available for free)
Continental Congress Adopts the Declaration of Independence
The First Continental Congress
History of The Continental Congress
First Continental Congress Convenes
Continental Congress 1776-1783
Declaration of Independence
Read The Declaration of Independence
Read Thomas Jefferson’s account of the writing of The Declaration of Independence
View photos of The Declaration of Independence
Independence Hall
History of the Independence Hall
History of the Assembly Room
Take a virtual tour of Independence Hall
Liberty Bell
History of the Liberty Bell
Why is the Liberty Bell Cracked?
Yankee Doodle
The History of the Song (Vocal Performance)
Free Independence Day Books
Below you’ll find Independence Day books available for free via Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited service. They have a 30 day free trial that will allow you to use these books for an Independence Day study. I signed up to try this service out and found that it was very beneficial for homeschooling my children and for me to grab a book to read on my Kindle without having to rush to the library.
Independence Day (Holidays ...Shop on Amazon4th Of July Quiz Game Book:...Shop on Amazon56 Funny 4th of July Jokes ...Shop on Amazon
Free Independence Day Videos
Free Independence Day Printables
- 4th of July Coloring Pages
- Patriotic PreK Fun Pack
- K-2 Patriotic Fun Pack
- Patriotic 3rd-5th Fun Pack
- Middle School Patriotic Fun Pack
- American Flag Fun Pack
- 4th of July Fun Pack
- American Flag Coloring Pages
- American Flag Trivia Pack
- The Pledge of Allegiance Copywork
- The Pledge of Allegiance Trivia Pack