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INSTANT REMEMBRANCE DAY ACTIVITIES
Instant Remembrance Day Activities K–6
Encouraging Topic Interest
Rubrics and Checklists
Learning Logs
Blackline Masters and Graphic Organizers
Vocabulary List
Help students develop an understanding and appreciation of different RemembranceDay concepts. Engage students through stories, easy-to-read non-fiction books,videos, and other resources, as a springboard for learning.
Use the rubrics and checklists in this book to assess students’ learning.
Keeping a learning log is an effective way for students to organize thoughts and ideas about the Remembrance Day concepts presented. Student learning logs also provide insight on what follow-up activities are needed to review and to clarify concepts learned.Learning logs can include the following types of entries: • Teacher prompts • Students’ personal reflections • Questions that arise • Connections discovered • Labelled diagrams and pictures
Use the blackline masters and graphic organizers to present information, reinforce important concepts, and to extend opportunities for learning. The graphic organizers will help students focus on important ideas, or make direct comparisons.
Students can use the blackline master to record new vocabulary of theme-related words. In addition, keep track of new and theme-related vocabulary on chart paper for students’ reference during writing activities. Encourage students to add theme-related words. Classify the word list into the categories of nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
Inside this book, you will find the following Remembrance Day Activities:
• Bulletin Board Ideas • Reading Activities • Writing Prompts • Word Searches • Crosswords • Clip Art • Connect the Dots • Research Topic Ideas • Certificates
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REMEMBRANCE DAY BULLETIN BOARD IDEAS
Background
Bulletin Board Idea 1
Bulletin Board Idea 2
Bulletin Board Idea 3
What You Need
Activity
Border
Cover the bulletin board with red or black construction paper.
Copy, colour, cut out, and paste the clip art found in this book to create a border.
Have students write Remembrance Day messages or poems on white maple leaves on red construction paper squares, and use them to create a bulletin board display.
Create and display an Honour Roll. Have students collect and list names of familymembers or friends who served during the First World War, Second World War, Korean War, or in peacekeeping missions.
As a class, design a Canadian War Memorial and write about the symbols that theychoose to incorporate into their design. Students may wish to include some of the clipart patterns in this book, such as peace doves. To enlarge any clipart pattern, use an overhead projector and trace it onto paper. Cut out the clipart pattern. Use markers, paint, or crayons to colour it, then post it on the bulletin board.
• Red construction paper, cut into squares • White construction paper• Glue and scissors• Pencils• Maple leaf clipart to trace
1. Have students use the maple leaf clipart and cut out a white maple leaf.2. Glue the white maple leaf on a red construction paper square.3. Instruct students to write a message or poem about Remembrance Day
inside the maple leaf.4. Collect the maple leaf squares and assemble into a class display.
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REMEMBRANCE DAY
What I think I know...
What I wonder about...
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REMEMBRANCE DAY BOOKLET
ALL ABOUT REMEMBRANCE DAY
November 11 is Remembrance Day.
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REMEMBRANCE DAY BOOKLET cont’d
We remember by wearing a poppy.
On Remembrance Day, we remember all the people who gave their lives for Canada.
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REMEMBRANCE DAY BOOKLET cont’d
We remember with two minutes of silence.
We remember by attending memorials.
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REMEMBRANCE DAY BOOKLET cont’d
We are proud to be Canadian!
We remember by learning about
veterans.
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REMEMBRANCE DAY
November 11 is Remembrance Day. People wear poppies, attend ceremonies, and visit memorials, to honour the men and women who have served and continue to serve our country during times of war, conflict, and peace.
BRAIN STRETCH: How do you recognize Remembrance Day at your school?
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