About this episode

Alyssa and Jake celebrate the Fourth of July while reflecting on its historical significance and meeting John Hancock.

Happy Fourth of July! It's time for Alyssa is ready to give her opening speech for the 4th of July on the Square celebration, and Jake is ready to eat way too much pie during this year's pie eating contest. But while they enjoy all that their town's celebration has to offer, let's hope they take a minute to remember why they're celebrating in the first place! Join Alyssa and Jake as they return to some old friends from colonial America and meet another icon of American history - John Hancock! If you'd like to learn more and access free coloring pages, fun recipes, and other educational materials, please visit kidsonthesquare.com and check out the Resources for this episode. And if you enjoy this podcast, please share it with a friend!

People in this episode

Hosts: Alyssa, Jake

Topics covered

• American history
• Fourth of July
• colonial America
• celebration
• education

Keywords

• Fourth of July
• American history
• John Hancock
• colonial America
• celebration
• kids education

Mentioned in this episode

Places: America

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