Thursday, October 30, 2014

Remembrance Day

 
 
We have started our Remembrance Day curriculum in preparation for the Remembrance Day assembly on Friday next week.
 
 
I am putting up a few of the videos that the kids watched at school today.  Please take the time to watch the videos and chat with your child about Remembrance Day and what it stands for.  It is tricky for kids this age to truly understanding everything about what Remembrance Day entails.   Some of the kids got tears in their eyes as they watched the videos and I let them know that it is okay for them to feel sad when we talk about Remembrance Day. I myself get tears in my eyes when watching them.
 
 Our discussions about Remembrance Day are focused on celebrating heroes, talking about makes a person a hero,  discussing what is bravery and what peace means to us.  We do a lot of talking about what it means to be Canadian and why we are thankful to those who make sacrifices for us to have freedom.  We also discuss the symbol of the poppy.
Many kids ask questions about terrorism but I keep talks about terrorism out of our Remembrance Day discussions as this is a very difficult concept to discuss at this age group. 
 
Here are the some Remembrance Day videos:
 
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3IutxvltBM&feature=related - Highway of Heroes (with the event in Ottawa many kids had questions about what the Highway of Heroes is.  This video helped them see the tribute that takes place to fallen soldiers from Canada).
 
 
 

Here is a picture of the beautiful artwork the students created for Remembrance Day.
 
 
 
 
 

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