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The American Revolution (Sesame Street) - Part 1

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The Sesame Street crew take on the American Revolution. Part one depicts Thomas Jefferson attempting to write the Declaration of Independence. Unfortunately, he breaks his quill and Mr. Grover gets him everything but a quill. This is a cute video and may be fun as an introduction to a 5th grade unit on the topic.

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thomas jefferson, united states presidents, benjamin franklin, the american revolution, the declaration of independence

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sesame street, thomas jefferson, benjamin franklin, american revolution, american world history, declaration of independence, social studies
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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:18
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