What a great way to honor your country....teach your class about Memorial Day. Here are some great lesson plans to get you through the day. I always like to do holiday themed packets for my students. If you have a smart board in your classroom to project a slide show, this packet titled "What is Memorial Day" is a great way to introduce the topic. I found this great Memorial Day Coloring Sheet. If you right click on the image, you can print it or even cut and paste it into a word document. It will make a great cover for your packet. If you want to introduce vocabulary, try this Memorial Day crossword puzzle. Here is a super fun Memorial Day word search. For your creative writing, try an acrostic poem using the word 'veterans'. If you are practicing writing paragraphs, use a themed writing paper where students can tell why they are proud to be an American citizen. Kids say the pledge every day in school, but do they really understand what they are saying? Why not print out the words to the Pledge of Allegiance and do a lesson to help students understand the words to the Pledge of Allegiance. Once again, if you have a smart board in your classroom, project some of these Memorial Day images to help students better understand the holiday. A patriotic bookmark is a great craft idea to top off your lessons. Plus a new bookmark always seems to give kids an extra incentive to read.
