Youngsters celebrate Memorial Day by creating a coloring book of the major holiday events, as well as constructing a windsock donning stars and stripes.

Concepts

freedom, memorial day, patriotism, veterans, national holidays, united states holidays

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Spend extra time to discuss the more complex vocabulary words in the resource like patriotic or freedom

Classroom Considerations

• Be prepared to explain or omit page three of the coloring book, which mentions that Memorial Day began as a way to honor men and women who died in the Civil War

Pros

• Great way for young learners to access the holiday
• Coloring book includes eight pages of graphics and unique holiday identifiers

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.1.1 RI.2.1 L.1.4.a L.1.5.a