ProudGrandma Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I am putting together a list of things I want my kids to memorize and I want to include Patriotic poems, songs, lists etc....what things do you feel are important? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 The Bill of Rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 The Bill of Rights. :iagree:And much of the rest of the Constitution. Quite a few Americans seem unaware of how our government actually works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) In addition to the above, the National Anthem, the Gettysburg Adress, and some, if not all, of the Decloration of Independence. ETA- There are also several things I think they should at a minimum recognize when they see/hear references to, (ie Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech), but have not insisted they memorize. Edited June 9, 2012 by BLA5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby-do Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I can't believe how many high schoolers don't even know what the Bill of Rights are. I believe that it's important that children learn what their rights are and what's in the Constitution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Not necessarily patriotic so much as a civics education but here's my utltimate list (for grades through high school): Documents * Reading The Declaration of Independence and discussing each section * Understanding the failures of the Articles of Confederation * Reading all the Constitution and discussing each section * Read selected Federalist papers and arguments for and against the Constitution Songs * The Star Spangled Banner * America the Beautiful * The Battle Hymn of the Republic (Civil War song) Speeches to Read (and listen or watch when possible) * Washington's Farewell Address * Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address * FDR's First Inaugural * Churchill's "We shall fight on the Beaches" speech (important to American history) * Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech" * Reagan's Brandenburg Gate Speech * Reagan's Challenger Speech Memory * All the Presidents * Declaration of Independence "When in the Course of Human Events..." paragraph * Original 13 states * All 50 states and capitals * The Preamble to the Constitution * Summary of each Amendment's Purpose * The Gettysburg Address * Starting with "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up..." memorize end of "I Have a Dream" * Dates of Major US Wars (French/Indian War, War of Inpendence, War of 1812, War of Texas Independence, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, Afghanistan War, Iraq War) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 How to question authority. :D. But I doubt the op's kids can memorize that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 these are great. thanks. anybody else have something different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Not necessarily patriotic so much as a civics education but here's my utltimate list (for grades through high school): Documents * Reading The Declaration of Independence and discussing each section * Understanding the failures of the Articles of Confederation * Reading all the Constitution and discussing each section * Read selected Federalist papers and arguments for and against the Constitution Songs * The Star Spangled Banner * America the Beautiful * The Battle Hymn of the Republic (Civil War song) Speeches to Read (and listen or watch when possible) * Washington's Farewell Address * Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address * FDR's First Inaugural * Churchill's "We shall fight on the Beaches" speech (important to American history) * Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech" * Reagan's Brandenburg Gate Speech * Reagan's Challenger Speech Memory * All the Presidents * Declaration of Independence "When in the Course of Human Events..." paragraph * Original 13 states * All 50 states and capitals * The Preamble to the Constitution * Summary of each Amendment's Purpose * The Gettysburg Address * Starting with "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up..." memorize end of "I Have a Dream" * Dates of Major US Wars (French/Indian War, War of Inpendence, War of 1812, War of Texas Independence, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, Afghanistan War, Iraq War) How to question authority. :D. But I doubt the op's kids can memorize that. :iagree: All of the above. I couldn't care less about memorizing a lot of the drivel that's paraded out as patriotic, but I think the above are important to create a citizen that not only understands his history, but how to participate in his future government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 How to question authority. :D. But I doubt the op's kids can memorize that. I don't need to teach my kids that. They came out questioning authority! But asking the hard questions and making sure he or she is choosing the right path... Yeah, I'd agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 :iagree: All of the above. I couldn't care less about memorizing a lot of the drivel that's paraded out as patriotic, but I think the above are important to create a citizen that not only understands his history, but how to participate in his future government. I don't want the kids to memorize drivel either...that is why I was asking here for some ideas....thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdanigirl Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Not necessarily patriotic so much as a civics education but here's my utltimate list (for grades through high school): Documents * Reading The Declaration of Independence and discussing each section * Understanding the failures of the Articles of Confederation * Reading all the Constitution and discussing each section * Read selected Federalist papers and arguments for and against the Constitution Songs * The Star Spangled Banner * America the Beautiful * The Battle Hymn of the Republic (Civil War song) Speeches to Read (and listen or watch when possible) * Washington's Farewell Address * Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address * FDR's First Inaugural * Churchill's "We shall fight on the Beaches" speech (important to American history) * Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech" * Reagan's Brandenburg Gate Speech * Reagan's Challenger Speech Memory * All the Presidents * Declaration of Independence "When in the Course of Human Events..." paragraph * Original 13 states * All 50 states and capitals * The Preamble to the Constitution * Summary of each Amendment's Purpose * The Gettysburg Address * Starting with "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up..." memorize end of "I Have a Dream" * Dates of Major US Wars (French/Indian War, War of Inpendence, War of 1812, War of Texas Independence, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, Afghanistan War, Iraq War) :iagree: This is a great list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferLynn Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 My kids are young (3.5 and 5.5) but the Wee Sing America CD has been great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking-Iris Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Not necessarily patriotic so much as a civics education but here's my utltimate list (for grades through high school): Documents * Reading The Declaration of Independence and discussing each section * Understanding the failures of the Articles of Confederation * Reading all the Constitution and discussing each section * Read selected Federalist papers and arguments for and against the Constitution Songs * The Star Spangled Banner * America the Beautiful * The Battle Hymn of the Republic (Civil War song) Speeches to Read (and listen or watch when possible) * Washington's Farewell Address * Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address * FDR's First Inaugural * Churchill's "We shall fight on the Beaches" speech (important to American history) * Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech" * Reagan's Brandenburg Gate Speech * Reagan's Challenger Speech Memory * All the Presidents * Declaration of Independence "When in the Course of Human Events..." paragraph * Original 13 states * All 50 states and capitals * The Preamble to the Constitution * Summary of each Amendment's Purpose * The Gettysburg Address * Starting with "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up..." memorize end of "I Have a Dream" * Dates of Major US Wars (French/Indian War, War of Inpendence, War of 1812, War of Texas Independence, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, Afghanistan War, Iraq War) :iagree: That pretty much covers a lot of ground. I admit there's a few things here I'm not immediately familiar with--the Reagan speeches primarily. I also like for my kids to recognize and place certain American monuments-- Statue of Liberty, Washington DC buildings and monuments, Mt Rushmore etc. I also think folksongs are patriotic. Like Woodie Guthrie or Pete Seeger. The various phases of our flags design is something we've touched on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Learn about the United States is a free resource that might be helpful, from this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) Not necessarily patriotic so much as a civics education but here's my utltimate list (for grades through high school): Documents * Reading The Declaration of Independence and discussing each section * Understanding the failures of the Articles of Confederation * Reading all the Constitution and discussing each section * Read selected Federalist papers and arguments for and against the Constitution Songs * The Star Spangled Banner * America the Beautiful * The Battle Hymn of the Republic (Civil War song) Speeches to Read (and listen or watch when possible) * Washington's Farewell Address * Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address * FDR's First Inaugural * Churchill's "We shall fight on the Beaches" speech (important to American history) * Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech" * Reagan's Brandenburg Gate Speech * Reagan's Challenger Speech Memory * All the Presidents * Declaration of Independence "When in the Course of Human Events..." paragraph * Original 13 states * All 50 states and capitals * The Preamble to the Constitution * Summary of each Amendment's Purpose * The Gettysburg Address * Starting with "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up..." memorize end of "I Have a Dream" * Dates of Major US Wars (French/Indian War, War of Inpendence, War of 1812, War of Texas Independence, Mexican-American War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, Afghanistan War, Iraq War) This covers my list plus a couple more items. :) With the addition of "Yankee Doddle" and "This Land is Your Land" under songs. :D They will also read biographies of important American historical figures, such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Harriet Tubman, MLK Jr., Benjamin Franklin, Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, and many more--I can't remember my entire list off the top of my head. Cat Edited June 10, 2012 by myfunnybunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I believe that it's important that children learn what their rights are and what's in the Constitution. Absolutely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 great additions....thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Ok, except that you won't pay your kids to read...can I just say I really love you?...:001_wub:;) Aw, shucks. And they're welcome to question that decision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipsey Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Wow, this is a great list. In addition to these, I'd hope you might find time to also help your children to wrestle with this idea. . . (not necessarily memorize it). "Every day we're told that we live in the greatest country on earth. And it's always stated as an undeniable fact: Leos were born between July 23 and August 22, fitted queen-size sheets measure 60 by 80 inches, and America is the greatest country on earth. Having grown up with this in our ears, it's startling to realize that other countries have nationalistic slogans of their own, none of which are 'We're number two!'" David Sedaris, "See You Again Yesterday," p. 157 (in Me Talk Pretty One Day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Learn about the United States is a free resource that might be helpful, from this site. This is a great resource - thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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