Only a homeschooler would have SCHOOL on a National Holiday like 4th of July. But, we are. Why? There are always such great unit studies and activities that come out for Independence Day, but we are always on summer break. Sure, we learn about these things during the school year. But, wouldn't it mean more to learn about it on it's anniversary? Now, this day will be fun, and won't even really feel like school (for the most part). We will count this as Day 4 of our 180 day school year. Here is what I have planned: Literature . The cornerstone to all we do is literature. I always try to mix in both non-fiction and fiction books. We will be reading ... Independence Day (Rookie Read-About Holidays) by Trudi Strain Trueit The Fourth of July (Wonder Books) by Kathryn Kyle Independence Day (Rookie Read About Holidays) by David F. Marx Hurray for the 4th of July by Wendy Watson Henrietta's Fourth of July by Syd Hoff Happy Fourth of ...