Memorable memorial day sites

Looking for some interactive ways to celebrate memorial day with your students? Check out some of these sites. 

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Memorial Day Coloring Pages interactive crayons and coloring pages that salute our men and women in the Armed Services.

US Memorial Day Holiday website has many links that would be useful for teachers and students to learn about Memorial Day. This site has information on the history and causalities, along with the ability to create and read e-cards and poems. Found on Free Teacher Resources | Special Education

online activities page includes puzzles, quizzes, and other sites with activities. This is a great one-stop resource to put together a lesson or short unit about Memorial Day. Found on Free Teacher Resources | Special Education

Memorial day word jumble - memorial day word jumble

Patriotic pairs - Match these patriotic symbols! This game is divided into 3 levels, good luck!

For more memorial day sites to use in your class check out Wednesdays with Sam 

9/11 10 year anniversary

The 9/11, 10 year anniversary is upon us. What do you talk about with your students to convey the importance of the day in US History? How do we talk about some of these abstract concepts with our students?

Well I hope that the resources below help in your planning of this significant day.

- Quilt square - create a class or school wide quilt to remember the day. What a great gift to present to a family member or administration to remember the day! *This will link you to a pdf to print and have students draw a quilt square to create a classroom paper quilt to remember 9/11*

- American Symbols game - Simply match the symbol to the correct description. You can read the descriptions to students and they can match the symbol to description.

- Interactive coloring pages - Simply click on a picture you would like to color and it will transform into an interactive activity.

- Patriot Day Printables


9/11 video - Great cartoon style video explaining 9/11 just for students.

- 9/11 Never forget - A site with great activities, videos, printables all around September 11.


9/11 Informational Resources:

- About Patriot Day - 9/11 Remembrance of September 11, 2001
- 9/11 on Wednesdays with Sam