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Memorial Day
by Geoffery Scott gives an account of where Memorial Day came from and why we celebrate it.

Viewers Links
Memorial Day Cards New 10/2/07
Memorial Day Cards New 5/11/07
Memorial Day eCards New 10/2/07
US Memorial Day New 10/2/07

Music
Patriotic Songs @ NIEHS Kids: Midis and Lyrics

Cards, Crafts, Printables, and Recipes
Allrecipes.com: Memorial Day
Celebrate Memorial Day: Patriotic Key Ring
Celebrating Memorial Day: Pride Pins
Celebrate Memorial Day: Patriotic Wind Sock
DefenseLINK - Lineart
DLTK's General USA and Fourth of July Section Coloring pages, crafts, cards, and recipes
KD Salute to Veterans
Kid Crosswords and Other Puzzles -- Holiday Puzzles: Memorial Day Crossword (a great history lesson) and word search puzzle
Making Friends: Parade Stick Including star (many) pattern
Memorial Day @ Teachervision Printables (including math), Lesson plans, references, crafts, and more
Patriotic Wind Sock Craft @ Enchanted Learning
Perpetual Preschool: Memorial Day
Pinwheel Craft @ Enchanted Learning
Preschool Education: Memorial Day Arts & crafts and a snack

Links
Celebrating Memorial Day: What is Memorial Day?
Celebrating Memorial Day: What is Memorial Day? - Related Articles
DefenseLINK - Official Web Site of the U.S. Department of Defense Search for "Memorial Day" to find information
Memorial Day @ patriotism.org
Memorial Day in CyberSpace - Poems
National D-Day Memorial Foundation
National Moment of Remembrance
The American Flag Page - Memorial Day History of Memorial Day
U.S. Memorial Day History and Information on U.S. War Memorials Including links
VFW - A Veterans Day Reminder
Washington DC City Pages: Tourism: Memorial Day
Washington DC City Pages: Monuments and Memorials Gallery


These were sent in by Laura (in my Young Learner's Newsletter group).

Songs
"America the Beautiful" by Katherine Lee Bates
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee" by Samuel F. Smith
"The Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key

Activities
-Draw the outline of the U.S. flag on a piece of paper. Talk about what the colors mean. Talk about how the flag came about. Let kids glue those little foil stars on the blue part. My kids have
friends, grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles in different states. We glue a star on especially for them, "This star is for Utah where ________ lives". I've found out that having a map of the U.S.
helps too.
-Go visit a military recruitment office. (Call ahead)
-Go visit a military base. (Call ahead)
-Plan a service activity for a friend, community, etc.
-Plan to spend it together as a family.
 
 
Online Activities
Older Children
Crossword Puzzle @ kidcrosswords
Word Search Puzzle @ kidcrosswords