Honoring Heroes Write a Story Activity - Memorial Day

This heartwarming Memorial Day writing activity helps young students reflect, imagine, and write with purpose. In the “Visiting the Cemetery” Write a Story prompt, children observe a gentle, age-appropriate cartoon illustration that captures a family visiting a cemetery to honor fallen heroes. Using five simple vocabulary words provided, students write a short story inspired by what they see.

This activity blends creativity with meaningful conversation, helping kids learn about respect, remembrance, and the true spirit of Memorial Day in a thoughtful, child-friendly way.

Ways to Use:

• Memorial Day writing centers

• Morning work or independent writing time

• Class discussion starter on heroes and remembrance

• Early finisher or quiet reflection activity

• Pair with read-alouds or social studies lessons

Advantages:

• Builds vocabulary and sentence structure

• Encourages empathy and meaningful writing

• Supports visual learning with image-based prompts

• Great for differentiating instruction

• Requires no prep, just print and write!

• Opens the door to thoughtful classroom conversations

Let your students express gratitude and creativity through storytelling, with an activity that honors the past while building writing skills for the future.

Pdf file includes 2 pages.

Enjoy!