Celebrate Freedom: Declare IT! Newsletter Archive

October 2006

“The students really have enjoyed singing along with Steffy in
her "Declare It!" song during "Celebrate Freedom Week"!”

“Thank you for making the study of our Country's
Independence important.”

“My daughter and I made a lapbook using the Declaration as
our main idea. We included Washington, Jefferson, Betsy
Ross, Sam Howell. We also added the main ideas of our
government as well as ideas of democracy.”

The DECLARE IT! Sing-Along
Words by Thomas Jefferson, Music by Jack Boyd, Vocals by Steffy Boyd
 

The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America, in Congress, July 4, 1776

Chorus: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator, With certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Chorus: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator, With certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.



 Listen to “DECLARE IT! Sing-Along”

Can’t download? Purchase CD of full length song, The Declaration of Independence Song.

Steffy Boyd is 19 years old and a sophomore at Shorter College in Rome, Georgia. She recorded the song when she was 11 years old

Jack Boyd, her father, is a sales executive for a large computer company and enjoys helping his children explore their talents. He and his wife, Monica, live in Alpharetta, GA and have three children: Kristin, 21 years, Steffy, 19 years and Nathan, 17 years old.

What Inspired “DECLARE IT! Sing-Along?”

When 4th grader Steffy Boyd brought home a homework assignment to memorize the first 250 words of the Declaration of Independence, she had a hard time.

After trying the usual 'memory' techniques without success, her family decided that there had to be a better way. They got together and wrote a 'sing-along.' Not only did Steffy learn faster, she had time to learn what the words really meant! The whole family learned it as well.

Steffy and her father, Jack Boyd, recorded the 'Declaration of Independence Song' CD in 2000 when Steffy was 11 years old to help other students learn words of America’s great proclamation of freedom.

Over the last 4 years, thousands of students have sung the song in over a dozen states to learn the words of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence Song CD is on sale at www.declarationsong.com and at the National Archives in Washington, DC. 

“DECLARE IT! Sing-Along’ is a short version of “The Declaration of Independence Song” that includes the 58 words taught or recited during Celebrate Freedom Week.