Lamb Chop Loves America Curriculum
WHAT’S IN OUR SHOW:
Obviously it is impossible to cover EVERY detail of the last 250 years plus of American history, so we have chosen to focus on the following areas:
1) The Birth of our Country
2) The Concept of Manifest Destiny and the 50 states that resulted from that!
3) The Wild Wild West and Gold Rush
4) Abe Lincoln and the Presidents before and after
5) WW1 and WW2 and the Great Generation
6) The Power of American Invention and the great American Inventors
7) The 60’s: a time of Great Dreams; the music, the space age and Martin Luther King
8) The Future: the kids in the Audience!
All material is, of course, presented in a Politically Correct and Age Appropriate manner!
Ideas for Discussion:
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Ideas for Discussion:
1. The American Revolution
Who was our first President (tricky answer!)?
What was the Constitution and why did congress feel we needed one?
Why did the 13 colonies WANT to break away from British Rule?
Which European countries helped the colonists and why?
What is the Bill of Rights?
Who said 1 if by land, 2 if by see and what on earth was he talking about?
"I Love America Accompaniment Music"
2. Let’s Learn Our 50 States
The 50 States Song here...
"50 States Accompaniment Music"
3. The Wild Wild West, The Gold Rush, Immigration and Manifest Destiny
a). Why was the west so wild and where was everyone rushing to?
b). How did the Gold Rush help create our country and how did the railroad and the gold rush increase immigration to our country?
c). What is “Manifest Destiny” and how did that way of thinking build our country?
“The Auctioneer”
4. Abe Lincoln and the rest of our
“United States Presidents”.
How our government works: the Branches and the Two Parties
“Do you think the 4 year term is a good idea, or would one 6 year be better, and why?”
Learn about the “Presidents of the United States”.
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18th Century Presidents
19th Century Presidents
20th Century Presidents
21st Century Presidents
5. WW1 WW2 and The Great Depression and Generation
a). Who were the Allies and who were the Axies?
b). What were the political, geopolitical and financial reasons for the wars’ beginnings?
c). What caused the Great Depression?
d).What are the 4 branches of the Military, what are they known for, and what were the great battles of the two great wars?
6. The Power Of Invention
One of the greatest powers of America have been not military by nature but the excellence of our inventors. Some invented things we can’t do without (Edison/light bulb) others things we don’t WANT to do without (Carver/peanut butter)!
a). What would YOU invent if you could?
7. The 60’s… a time of Great Dreams!
A generation speaks out! Women’s Rights, Civil Rights and a race to space!
a). Why do you think that this generation chose to rebel? Were they right to stand up for what they believed in?
b). What would YOU have done?
c). The race to space; why was it important for American to be the first to land on the moon?
d). Who was Martin Luther King and what did he accomplish?
8. What is the Future of this Country?…..
It’s YOU!
a). What do you want to do when you get older?
b). What are the steps you can take NOW to move in that direction?
c). What matters to YOU and how do you think you could peacefully go about manifesting that change when you become an adult?