Episode 16 of 24 · Leo & Layla's History Adventures
Francis Scott Key: The Poet Behind the Star-Spangled Banner
Grades 3rd–5th
History · Captions
About This Video
Do your children know how our national anthem came to be? Teach them with this time-traveling animated video about Francis Scott Key, the young man who became inspired to write a poem known as the “Star-Spangled Banner” when he saw the American flag still standing after the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812.
Standards Met in Ohio
- SS.4.6bGrades 4thIdentify the groups who fought in the War of 1812.
- SS.4.6cGrades 4thIdentify one group that fought in the War of 1812.