Preserving
Our National Anthem

Choose one or more 
of the sites below 
to hear the 
Star-Spangled Banner.

Download the worksheet
below and fill in the 
missing words for the 
Star-Spangled Banner.

Explore some of the sites 
below to learn about 
the history of the
Star-Spangled Banner.
  Wilstar
  Chaplin-nest
  J.S. Online		 The Star-Mangled Banner
  printable version		   Ben's Guide
  American History
  Home of the Heroes
  Fort McHenry
  The History Channel
  The Flag House

Download the worksheet
below and choose the 
correct answers to show 
you know the history of 
the Star-Spangled Banner.

Visit the sites below to 
learn the correct etiquette 
for whenever the 
Star-Spangled Banner 
is performed.

Download the worksheet 
below and match vocabulary  you will find in the Star-Spangled Banner 
with definitions.
  Historically Speaking
  printable version		   S.A.R.
  Flag Etiquette
  Letter to the Editor		   Oh Say, Do You Know
           These Words?
  printable version

Listen to and learn about
national anthems from 
other countries by clicking 
on any of the sites below.

Download the test below 
to show that your are 
an expert on our 
national anthem!

Is there another patriotic song
 you think would make a 
better national anthem for 
the United States?  
Check out these sites.

  College Park
  National Anthems 
          of the World

  Star-Spangled Test
  printable version

  Patriotic MIDI Tunes
  Patriotic Sing-Alongs
  More Chaplin-nest
  Name that Tune
  Click here for lesson plans to accompany this site.
Create your own slide show to tell the story of the Star-Spangled Banner by downloading these PowerPoint presentations and adding your own pictures and sounds.
Visit another site about America by Judy Meyer Hays.
Judy Meyer Hays, Music Teacher
Created July 2004, Last Updated 09/26/07
School District 54, Schaumburg, Illinois
http://web54.sd54.k12.il.us/schools/armstrong/hays/Patriotic/default.htm