Memorial Day Themes-Lessons-Crafts-Music

U.S.A. National Holidays:February - President's Day (observed third Monday) June 14th - Flag DayMay - Memorial Day (observed last Monday) July 4th - Independence Day | Fourth of July November 11th - Veteran's Day
AMERICA'S WARSRevolutionary War- 1775-1784War of 1812Mexican-American War- 1846-1848Civil War- 1861-1865Spanish American War- 1898-1902World War I- 1917-1918World War II- 1941-1945Korean War- 1950-1953Vietnam War- 1964-1975Persian Gulf War I- 1990-1991Persian Gulf War II (Iraq)- 2003-
Remember our fighting men!
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Memorial Day began in the United States on May 30, 1868, after the Civil War had ended. Flowers were put on the graves of both sides, in order to help heal the nation. It was later expanded to include all men who had died in America's wars. It is now celebrated on the last Monday of May.
Source: http://www.alphabet-soup.net/mem/memorialpoem.html Poems-Resources
Memorial Day Music:
"The Star Spangled Banner"
"Stars and Stripes Forever"
"When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again"
"Battle Hymn of the Republic"
"Yankee Doodle"
Memorial Day Crafts and Resources:
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/h_united_states.htm USA Crafts
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/memorial-day/kids-crafts/ Crafts
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/memorialday/ Memorial Day Crafts
http://holidays.kaboose.com/memorial-day-remembrance-day.html Crafts
http://www.annieshomepage.com/memorialdaykids.html Kids Page
http://www.nea.org/tools/13569.htm Memorial Day Lessons NEA
http://www.teach-nology.com/themes/holidays/memorialday/ Theme Resources
http://edhelper.com/Memorial_Day.htm Theme Unit
http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/memorialday.htm Memorial Day Theme
"To live in the hearts of those you leave behind is never to die." ~Robert Orr~
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