May 27, 2009: Military Kids

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Activities:

1. Draw a picture of your family doing something fun together. Now cut out newspaper words that describe your family. Make a frame of your picture with the words by pasting them along the edges of your picture.

2. With a friend, go through the newspaper and circle any words or pictures that show or describe the military. Who found the most items?

3. Look at newspaper ads and pictures for items you could use to stay in touch with a family member who was far away. Paste the items on a piece of paper. Next to each one, write a sentence explaining how that item would help you communicate.

4. Find local news stories and community events that describe special events to celebrate Memorial Day in your community. Write down three events you would like to attend. Explain your choices.

5. Prepare a Memorial Day celebration for your community. Find information in your newspaper to help plan your event: Where would you hold the event? Who would you ask to give a talk about Memorial Day? What musicians would you ask to provide entertainment? What food would you serve? Now write a newspaper story about your event.

This week's standards:

• Students understand people and events honored in commemorative holidays. (History)
• Students demonstrate respectful and caring relationships in the family, workplace and community. (Family and Consumer Science: Interpersonal Relationships)
  
  

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)