Veterans Day
Nov 13th, 2007 by scrappitydoodah
Each year, I change the focus slightly to include a little more information regarding Veterans Day. This year the focus was on WWI, Flanders, and poppies.
Vocabulary words included peace, soldiers, veteran, World War I, Flanders Field, armistice, moment of silence, and poppies.
Activities:
- read a book about the history of Veterans Day, brief discussion of WWI
- virtual field trip to Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial
- read poem In Flanders Fields and discussed it line by line, until I was sure the children understood the somber meaning of each stanza
- located countries by continent that participated in WWI
- sent Veterans Day e-card to our most cherished veteran, my husband
- listened to the song Imagine and discussed its meaning and the chances there would ever be no religions or countries (and we’re pretty cynical regarding the chances that would ever happen)
- made a poppy wreath of cardboard for the base, red foam for the bottom layer of poppies, and red tissue paper for the other layers. It turned out to be so beautiful! I put a foam ribbon on the top and wrote Lest We Forget on it.
- made a small lapbook of our activities, put the wreath on the front of it
- each child spent time at the VA Kids K-5th website
Thanks for sharing this. S. and I are reading After the Dancing Days, an excellent WWI novel.
Thanks for sharing this. S and I are reading After the Dancing Days, an excellent WWI book.
What a great way to spend the day. I hope when dd is old enough to participate, I’m half as creative as you.
Veterans Day is a very special day to remember our heroes. Veterans Day Party and Veterans Day Party Games are the best way to signify the importance of it. The history of Veterans Day dates back to the year 1918. It was in November of that year that a truce was signed to end World War I.
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