Memorial Day!

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For many the start of summer is Memorial Day BUT ... the official start of summer is June 21st and Memorial Day has a much BIGGER reason for celebrating.

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This packet was designed to fill an entire day working with you class to develop an understanding of why we celebrate Memorial Day.

This packet contains:

What I know, what I wonder, what I learned

An eye opener to begin the day.

Let's Make Words

Parts of Speech

Word Search

Writing a paragraph about Memorial Day

Graphic Organizer

Final Write Pages (differentiated)

MY HERO Poster

Writing about a Hero

Definition for Veteran

Reading for Detail...Memorial Day

A mini book with informational text about Memorial Day. 

A question or statement page.

Math Game

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This resource was written to share with your class the meaning of Memorial Day and to encourage students to make connections.

Slide One:  KWL chart

Slide Two:  Informational Text...Sensory writing...see, touch, hear, taste

Slide Three:  Veterans...Informational Text...writing...are, can, have

Slide Four:  Heroes...Informational Text...Who is our hero??

Slide Five:  Parts of Speech...Using vocabulary related to Memorial Day...sort

Slide Six:  Making words from letters in Memorial Day