Memorial Day,
celebrated the last Monday in May, doesn't just kick off summer holidays. Also
called Remembrance Day, the holiday honors veterans and those lost in
U.S. wars. It's also referred to as Decoration Day, when family commemorates loved ones lost by putting flowers on
graves. Teachers and homeschool parents, here are free printable lesson plans, worksheets, crafts and games
to teach kids about this national holiday.
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Memorial Day Printables: About.com lists pages of free printable
patriotic holiday games,
word searches, crossword puzzles, writing activities and coloring pages. Why
not print the packet and use for homework. Or let kids complete it while
listening to stories on American war history. They could also watch one of
these Memorial Day movies. Check my blogs Film Femme Fatale for educational movies for Memorial Day.
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Free Memorial Day Resource Unit: Homeschool Deals links to several free
resources for Memorial Day
printables and activities.
There are Medal of Honor and soldier coloring pages, history worksheets,
holiday games, reading and writing lessons and patriotic printable crafts.
There are poems and literature-based activities. When I was young, teachers
would have us write out seasonal poems in our best penmanship and create our
own illustrations. Then she'd mount poem and picture on construction paper.
This made a nice take-home project.
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Remembrance Day Printables: Free printable Memorial Day activities are suitable for 4th of July and Veterans
Day, DL-TK offers pages of holiday printables. There are greeting cards,
coloring pages and crafts. My favorite is a printable mini-book on Lieutenant
Colonel John McCrae's stirring World War 1 poem "In Flanders Field."
The poem is the basis for the poppies worn on Memorial Day. Print the booklet
in black and white so students can color images.
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Patriotic Coloring Pages at Raising our Kids has dozens of free printable American history coloring pages featuring, military, national memorials
and landmarks, soldiers, historic images, national liberty symbols and more.
Have students use these as greeting cards. Assign them to color images and
write a message on the back. Mail or better still hand-deliver to seniors in
nursing homes. Memorial Day is particularly poignant for elderly who remember
wars and lost so many loved ones.
