Everything you need to bring The Declaration of Independence Song into your classroom — free downloads, lesson ideas, and Celebrate Freedom Week resources.
Free worksheets, lyrics PDFs, and everything you need
Fill-in-the-blank with 10 key vocabulary words. Students follow along, listen carefully, and complete the worksheet while singing together.
Grades 4–5 Open & PrintSimplified lyrics with 10 blanks, vocabulary guide, and bonus drawing activity. Perfect for younger learners or circle time.
K–3 Open & PrintComplete lyrics for The Declaration of Independence Song. Reference guide for teachers and students learning the full 4-minute version.
Grades 4+ View & PrintSimplified lyrics version focusing on the most important lines. Great for quick reference before performing the song.
K–3 View & PrintTwo versions—one perfect for your grade level
Our short version (~1.5 minutes) focuses on the most important lines: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." through "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
Perfect for circle time, morning meetings, or Celebrate Freedom Week. Students will understand and remember 10 key vocabulary words: equal, Creator, Rights, Liberty, Happiness, and more.
Our complete version (~4 minutes) covers the first 200 words of the Declaration of Independence—from "When in the Course of human events..." through the list of self-evident truths.
Ideal for 4th and 5th grade civics and history classes. Pairs perfectly with the fill-in-the-blank worksheet and vocabulary guide for deeper learning.
The Texas Education Agency mandates that public schools teach about the Declaration of Independence during the week of September 17 each year. Both The Declaration Sing-Along and The Full Declaration Song have become staples in thousands of Texas classrooms—and classrooms across the nation—during this important week.
Print the lyrics PDF for your grade level (above) so students can follow along.
Show the YouTube video in class. Students see and hear the song together.
Hand out the fill-in-the-blank worksheet before the second play-through.
Play the song each day that week. By Friday, students will know it by heart.
The song helped my first graders understand the Declaration in a way that made it stick. They still remember the words months later!
During Celebrate Freedom Week, my second graders were singing it in the hallway and at recess. It became part of our classroom culture that whole month.
My 5th graders loved the full version. We paired it with the worksheet and they were so engaged learning about the founding words of our nation.
Four easy ways to bring the song into your lessons
Play the song at the start of class each day during Celebrate Freedom Week. By Friday, your students will have it memorized and will be singing it on their own.
Distribute the fill-in-the-blank worksheet before playing the song. Have students look up the vocabulary words first so they're ready to listen and complete it.
After singing, have K–3 students draw what "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" means to them. Display their artwork in your classroom or hallway.
End the unit with a class or school performance. Students perform the song for parents, other classes, or at a school assembly. A memory they'll treasure.
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Discover America 250 ResourcesHave questions about the song or the worksheets? Want to share how your class used Declaration Song during Celebrate Freedom Week? Jack loves hearing from teachers and students.