Celebrate 250 years of American independence in your homeschool with our FREE printable collection of patriotic poetry. You’ll receive 12 classic poems paired with beautiful artwork, perfect for hanging up around the house, memorizing together as a family, or adding to your morning time rotation.
The United States Semiquincentennial is a wonderful opportunity to remind our children of the values that make America so special – liberty, courage, hope, and perseverance- while also remembering the moments when we failed to live up to these ideals. By studying these poems, you will journey with Paul Revere on his intrepid midnight ride, lament with a lonely Civil War soldier as he waits out a rainy day in camp, march with the weary men and women of the Civil Rights movement who never stopped believing that God would lead them to freedom, and wonder at the beauty of God’s creation in our majestic mountains and spacious skies. As you reflect on the powerful words of these timeless poems, may you and your family be inspired to cherish our liberties and defend them for generations to come.
In this poetry printable you will find:
- The Star-Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
- Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- A Nation’s Strength by William Ralph Emerson
- A Rainy Day in Camp by Mary Woolsey Howland
- Bury Me in a Free Land by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
- O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman
- Emancipation by Paul Laurence Dunbar
- The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus
- Lift Every Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson
- America the Beautiful by Katherine Lee Bates
- My Country ‘Tis of Thee by Samuel Francis Smith
- A Rainy Day in Camp by Mary Woolsey Howland
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We hope you have an amazing time celebrating America’s 250 years of independence and learning about the bold men and women whose courage and love of liberty paved the way for the freedoms we enjoy today.