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War of 1812 Classroom Resources - Thinkport

Grade Range:

K-12

Resource Type(s):

Reviewed Websites

Date Posted:

4/25/2013

This searchable site from Thinkport/Maryland Public Television offers lesson plans and interactives on the War of 1812 from the National Park Service, Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, and related historic sites.

Cast Your Vote!

Grade Range:

4-8

Resource Type(s):

Reviewed Websites

Date Posted:

4/24/2013

In this interactive from Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, students are introduced to characters and issues from the War of 1812 and are invited to cast their vote on going to war.

All Hands on Deck! Learning Adventures Aboard the USS Constitution

Grade Range:

K-12

Resource Type(s):

Reviewed Websites

Date Posted:

7/19/2012

In this thematic unit, students will use USS CONSTITUTION as a vehicle to explore a wide range of disciplines including language arts, reading, math, science, art, and social studies. The content scope of the curriculum is wide and var

Preparing for the Oath: Symbols & Holidays

Grade Range:

4-12

Resource Type(s):

Interactives & Media, Lessons & Activities

Duration:

7 minutes

Date Posted:

3/1/2012

Discover America’s key symbols and holidays through short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The seven questions included in this segment cover topics such as national holidays, the American flag, t

Making the Star-Spangled Banner Classroom Videos

Grade Range:

K-5

Resource Type(s):

Interactives & Media

Duration:

12 minutes

Date Posted:

5/28/2010

Watch four short videos to learn about the story of the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired the National Anthem. During the presentation, Mary Pickersgill (a historical figure with a fictional monologue) is working on a garrison flag to fly over Baltimore’s Fort McHenry. She speaks abo

Making the Star-Spangled Banner Teacher Guide for the Classroom Videos

Grade Range:

K-5

Resource Type(s):

Lessons & Activities

Duration:

40 minutes

Date Posted:

5/28/2010

Watch and discuss a 12-minute video of a theater presentation about the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired the National Anthem. During the presentation, Mary Pickersgill (a historical figure with a fictional monologue) is working on a garrison flag to fly over Baltimore's Fort McHenry.

Reluctant Patriot – Francis Scott Key

Grade Range:

9-12

Resource Type(s):

Reviewed Websites, Reference Materials

Date Posted:

1/7/2009

Francis Scott Key is recognized as one of the nation's great patriots despite the fact that he initially opposed America's entry into the War of 1812. This article from Smithsonian Magazine discusses several interesting aspects of the war, including: Key's anti-war sentiments, how the events at F

Treasures of the Library of Congress: The Star-Spangled Banner

Grade Range:

6-12

Resource Type(s):

Reviewed Websites, Reference Materials, Primary Sources

Date Posted:

1/7/2009

This resource includes images of a rare, first print edition of the Star-Spangled Banner sheet music that combines words and music as well as a hand-written copy of the Star-Spangled Banner poem by Francis Scott Key. These primary sources are included in the Library of Congress' online exhi

Music, Poetry and History: The National Anthem

Grade Range:

3-5

Resource Type(s):

Primary Sources, Lessons & Activities

Duration:

20 minutes

Date Posted:

11/19/2008

The national anthem describes an actual event in American history. In this classroom activity, students will be able to recite the first verse and paraphrase "The Star-Spangled Banner." Students will also be able to explain why Francis Scott Key wrote these words in 1814. This activity is include

Poetry and Our National Anthem

Grade Range:

6-8

Resource Type(s):

Primary Sources, Lessons & Activities

Duration:

50 minutes

Date Posted:

11/19/2008

Was Francis Scott Key a good poet? In this classroom activity, students will analyze "The Star-Spangled Banner" for Key's use of poetic devices. They will then express the meaning of "The Star-Spangled Banner" national anthem in their own words and write their own poetry in relation to the

By the Dawn's Early Light: The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner

Author:

Steven Kroll

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School

Genre:

Non Fiction

Historic illustrated story of Francis Scott Key's creation of what would become the U.S. National Anthem.

Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak

Author:

Kay Winters

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School,Middle School

Genre:

Fiction

Different colonial Bostonians introduce themselves through Kay Winter's poems or free-verse vignettes that describe their work and their feelings about the current political situation on December 16, 1773. The poems are enhanced by historical notes and a glossary.

The Flag Maker

Author:

Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School

Genre:

Fiction

This is a story of the Star-Spangled Banner through the eyes of young Caroline Pickersgill, the daughter of an important flag maker, Mary Pickersgill.

The Little Chapel That Stood

Author:

A.B. Curtiss

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School

Genre:

Non Fiction

Explore the story of September 11, 2001 through the windows of St. Paul's Chapel in New York City. St. Paul's Chapel served as a hub for rescue and recovery workers in the days after the attacks.

The Sound that Jazz Makes

Author:

Carole Boston Weatherford

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School

Genre:

Non Fiction

An overview of the evolution of jazz and jazz styles told in poetry. Each page includes a four-line poem and full-page illustration.

Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds

Author:

Jorge Argueta

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School

Genre:

Fiction

Bilingual:

Yes

Why are young people leaving their country to walk to the United States to seek a new, safe home? Over 100,000 such children have left Central America. This book of poetry helps us to understand why and what it is like to be them. This powerful book by award-winning Salvadoran poet Jorge Argueta des

Just Like Me

Author:

Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School

Genre:

Fiction

From Vanessa Brantley-Newton, the author of Grandma's Purse, comes a collection of poetry filled with engaging mini-stories about girls of all kinds: girls who feel happy, sad, scared, powerful; girls who love their bodies and girls who don't; country girls, city girls; girls who love their mother a

The Arabic Quilt

Author:

Aya Khalil

Reading Level:

Early Elementary School

Genre:

Fiction

Bilingual:

Yes

Kanzi’s family has moved from Egypt to America, and on her first day in a new school, what she wants more than anything is to fit in. Maybe that’s why she forgets to take the kofta sandwich her mother has made for her lunch, but that backfires when Mama shows up at school with the sandwich. Mama

High Flight

Author:

Linda Granfield

Reading Level:

Late Elementary School,Middle School

Genre:

Non Fiction

Biography of the author of the poem "High Flight," Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot John Magee.

I See the Rhythm

Author:

Toyomi Igus

Reading Level:

Late Elementary School,Middle School,High School

Genre:

Fiction

An overview of jazz from its African origins through to hip-hop. Each two-page section includes a prose poem, a historical timeline, and a painting.

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War of 1812 Classroom Resources - Thinkport

Cast Your Vote!

All Hands on Deck! Learning Adventures Aboard the USS Constitution

Preparing for the Oath: Symbols & Holidays

Making the Star-Spangled Banner Classroom Videos

Making the Star-Spangled Banner Teacher Guide for the Classroom Videos

Reluctant Patriot – Francis Scott Key

Treasures of the Library of Congress: The Star-Spangled Banner

Music, Poetry and History: The National Anthem

Poetry and Our National Anthem

By the Dawn's Early Light: The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner

Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak

The Flag Maker

The Little Chapel That Stood

The Sound that Jazz Makes

Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds

Just Like Me

The Arabic Quilt

High Flight

I See the Rhythm

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