Discover the history of Memorial Day. An engaging video describes how the holiday came to be, what its original name was, and how we commemorate the national holiday currently. 

Concepts

Holidays, holiday celebrations, national holidays, united states holidays, memorial day, civil war, world war ii, wars

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Download the video or have the link readily available for pupils to view in the classroom when they complete tasks 
• Assign the video for homework in preparation for a discussion and learning activity when learners return to school  
• Pose the video's final question on a classroom blog 

Classroom Considerations

• Enable closed-captioning, pause, and replay as needed 
• Confirm this year's date to celebrate Memorial Day 

Pros

• Several videos and other resources related to the topic are listed on the web page 
• Information is provided through engaging graphics and effects 

Cons

• None