Declaration of Independence Teaching Funny Video
5 Declaration of Independence Videos for Kids
Are you looking for high-quality videos to include in your Declaration of Independence Unit? Browsing YouTube for educational videos can be very time-consuming. So many videos seem great at first… until you notice an incorrect fact or a biased point of view. So frustrating!
In order to save teachers time, I am creating lists of great kid-friendly history videos.
Here are 5 Declaration of Independence videos that you can feel good showing to your students.
Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration by Soomo Publishing
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Soomo Publishing's song parody about the Declaration of Independence (print the lyrics here)
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3 minutes
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My Rating: age 8+
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Notes: This video is funny and engaging, so it would be a perfect to start your unit!
The Declaration of Independence (as read by Max MacLean)
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The Declaration of Independence read by a professional actor. Includes music in the background.
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10 minutes
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My Rating: age 10+
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Notes: Students could follow along with the video as they read a transcript of the Declaration of Independence. The narrator does a nice job of conveying the emotions behind the words.
Liberty's Kids: The First Fourth of July
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PBS's animated episode about fictional kids in the past. The kids experience the events surrounding the Declaration of Independence.
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23 minutes
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My Rating: age 8+
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Notes: Upper elementary students will love watching this. And they will learn a lot too! The main downside? There are ads throughout the video. To fix this you can buy the episode for a few dollars from iTunes (Episode name: The First Fourth of July).
What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence by Kenneth C. Davis
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Ted-Ed's brief explanation about how Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration blamed King George III for the slave trade and how that part was taken out
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4 minutes
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My Rating: age 8+
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Notes: Thomas Jefferson, a slave owner, said slavery was "a cruel war against human nature" in the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence. Monticello's website also has a page called Paradox of Liberty where you can read more about Jefferson and slavery.
America the Story of Us: Declaration of Independence
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This last video is a History Channel documentary clip about the importance of the Declaration of Independence
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4 minutes, (or you can watch the entire Revolution episode which is 43 minutes long)
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Rating: TV-PG
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Notes: This clip comes from a longer episode. You can find it on Amazon Prime.
Want a FREE Timeline Lesson for 8 Events Leading to the Declaration of Independence?
In this lesson, students learn about 8 key events that lead to the Declaration of Independence. To do this, students read task cards around the room and answer prompts on a timeline.
Here are the events on the timeline:
- The Stamp Act
- The Boston Massacre
- The Boston Tea Party
- The Intolerable Acts
- The First Continental Congress
- Lexington and Concord
- The Second Continental Congress
- The Declaration of Independence
After that, students complete a reflection where they answer the following questions:
- If you lived in the 1700s, would you have declared independence from Great Britain?
- Do you think that the colonists ever overreacted to one of the British laws or actions?
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More Declaration of Independence Resources
I hope you enjoyed these time-saving Declaration of Independence videos for kids.
Need more than a video? Then check out my interactive 3-week unit about the Declaration of Independence. My favorite part of the unit is the simulation where students act as patriots, loyalists, or neutralists. As part of this, they form congresses and get to experience "taxation without representation". They love it!
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