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Do you want to commemorate Veterans Day or Remembrance Day with your homeschooler? Check out these Veterans Day Activities / Remembrance Day activities. There are recommended books, videos, poppy crafts, and more.

We are so fortunate to live in a country that’s not war-torn. Peace is something we can take for granted.

Remembrance Day is an important occasion to commemorate and explore with our children. It is a time when we honour those who have served and are serving in the military. It’s a time to remember and thank those who sacrificed their lives for the luxuries and freedoms we have today.

I decided to put together a list of activities which you could explore with your elementary-aged homeschooler. Feel free to pick and choose from this list and build your own unit study for Remembrance Day.

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Books


Writing

Encourage your child to write out one of the following poems:

In Flanders Fields

Little Poppy

We Shall Keep the Faith

Your child can write the poems on regular loose leaf paper or they can be printed on special notebooking pages.

Watch

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Why Wear a Poppy (it’s Scotland-based but explains the meaning and purpose of the poppy)

Remembrance Day (a Charlie Brown clip)

Sing

Singing is a wonderful way to commemorate this occasion.

National Anthem

Little Red Poppy (lyrics provided)

Poppy painting with balloons - a Remembrance Day craft / Veterans Day craft.

Painting Poppy Flowers With Balloons

Create

There are a variety of crafts you can make with your children too. Here are some of my favourites:

Painting Poppy Flowers With Balloons | Ruffles and Rainboots

Poppy Pinwheel Flowers | Mum in the Madhouse

Painted Coffee Filter Poppies | Happy Hooligans

Poppy Wreath | Oh Creative Day

Torn Poppy Craft | Housing a Forest

Melted Wax Poppies | Mum in the Madhouse

Poppy Art Paintings | Mrs. Landry’s Website

Poppy Field Printing | YouTube video lesson by wecreate lessons

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Other Activities

Investigate if your city is hosting any commemorative ceremonies and plan to attend.

Watch a Remembrance Day / Veterans Day ceremony on television.

Visit a war memorial in your city.

The tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa.

Investigate one of these online war memorials / resources:

Scroll through this fascinating interactive infographic:

Remembrance Day – 18,000,000 Poppies and More Interesting Facts

Reflect:

It’s your turn. How do you explore Remembrance Day / Veterans Day with your homeschooler? Please tell us about it in the comment section below, and then share this post with your homeschool communities.

 



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Jennifer Bly
Author of My Kitchen, My Classroom: An Introduction to Homeschool and creator of The Deliberate Mom. Jennifer writes about parenting, homeschooling, her faith, and life with her husband and two girls. Jennifer has a Bachelor of Applied Human Service Administration Degree with a specialization in Early Learning in Child Care.

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