Free Memorial Day Activities and Lesson Plans
Use These Free Memorial Day Lesson Plans to Teach Respect
Here are some free online Memorial Day lesson plans and learning activities for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers. You can use them to educate children so that they will grow up respecting and understanding the true meaning of Memorial Day.
Education World's Memorial Day Lesson Plans and Activities website has a number of great lesson plans and Memorial Day activities for a variety of age groups. There are readings and worksheets as well as craft ideas. Lessons plans include mapping how the child's home state played a part in the Vietnam War as well as the instructions for children to write letters to veterans.
Houghton Mifflin Education Place has a writing prompt for a Memorial Day essay as well as many activities for children. There are also several Memorial Day quizzes for various grade levels. Everything listed on this site is broken down by grade level so you will easily be able to access the appropriate material.
TeAchnology also has several Memorial Day activities and lesson plans to choose from. There are also Memorial Day lesson plans that tie in with citizenship. There are Memorial Day activities that build vocabulary as well as several craft ideas to help children remember Memorial Day and understand the sacrifices made.
Hot Chalk's Memorial Day page has several lesson plans to help children observe Memorial Day. One of the Memorial Day activities encourages children to interview their family members who served in the military in order to show their appreciation. There is even a Memorial Day craft for toddlers and preschoolers.
Apples4theteacher.com has a long list of Memorial Day activities and readings. There is a reading list of books children can read to further their understanding right alongside Memorial Day coloring pages. There are also fact sheets and Memorial Day poems. They layout of this site is very easy to use and navigate.
Memorial Day should be a part of every American child's education. I don't think anyone really likes war, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't all show respect and appreciation to the men and women who have given their lives to protect us.
Published by Kristy Martz
Kristy is a freelance article and short story writer who has lived in 13 different places. Her nomadic upbringing has given her a wide range of experiences. She managed to juggle a full-time job and two sma... View profile
- Planning Ahead for Memorial Day Flowers in Zone 6For families who follow the tradition of decorating graves at Memorial Day, learn which flowers can be grown for home spun floral arrangements.
- Memorial Day Table Setting Ideas: Decorating for CelebratingMemorial Day Table Setting Ideas And Decorating Tips For Your Memorial Day Table.
- Memorial Day Poems: A Salute to the BraveHere are some Memorial Day poems to help celebrate Memorial Day!
- Throw a American Flagged-Themed Memorial Day for Family and FriendsThe national holiday we now call Memorial Day was first named Decoration Day. Women used flowers to 'decorate' the graves of the fallen soldiers of the Civil War to honor their service to our country.
- Memorial Day: Decorations, Party Invitations, Menus and MoreMemorial Day decorations, party invitations, menus and more.
- Feast of the Flowering Moon in Chillicothe, Ohio, Memorial Day Weekend
- Memorial Day Travel Tips
- The Memorial Day Massacre of 1937
- Memorial Day Adventures Near Bozeman, Montana
- Memorial Day - Not Just for Soldiers
- Six American Flags Stolen from Memorial Day Display
- Teachers, Lesson Plans, and the Student: Conflicting Federal and State Standards
3 Comments
Post a CommentNice to see you using my picture for Memorial Day -- Thanks for the credit!
Awesome picks! Just tweeted this on twitter.com/momietullottes. have a happy, positive day! :-)
Always a good reminder that Memorial Day isn't all about sales; especially liked the Houghton Mifflin Education Place essay.