Two classes in the team one from Middleton,MA and the other one from Michigan want to tell us about this National Day.
Independence Day
- Families celebrate with picnics and barbecues.
- Typical activities include watermelon or hotdog eating competitions and sporting events, such as baseball games, three-legged races, swimming activities and tug-of-war games.
- Many people display the American flag outside their homes .
- Many communities arrange fireworks that are often accompanied by patriotic music. The most impressive fireworks are shown on television.
- Some people use one or more of their vacation days to create a long weekend .
- Many politicians appear at public events to show their support for the history, heritage and people of their country.
- Above all, people in the United States express and give thanks for the freedom and liberties fought by the first generation of many of today’s Americans.
- The Statue of Liberty is a national monument that is associated with Independence Day.
Do not miss the presentation children made in Middleton, MA (find it in the calendar)
Read the piktochart made by a student from Michigan.