Objects: a box of felt markers, a sheet of construction paper

Happy Fourth of July, girls and boys! Did you know our country is the only land with a birthday? The United States was born on July 4, 1776, in the city of Philadelphia. Our nation's leaders wrote a paper called the Declaration of Independence. Independence is a big word which means that all of us - red, yellow, brown, white - are free to worship God as we wish to do.

Today we want to learn how we can serve God and America. To help us do this I will be using my felt markers.

The first color is blue. (Draw a blue "A" on the construction paper.) Many years ago, many people came to the shores of our land. Some of them saw the Statue of Liberty welcoming them into New York. Others came long before the statue had been built. All w…