Memorial Day / U.S. Armed Forces Activity Packet

A comprehensive learning resource packed with varied and engaging activities suitable for grades 1 to 5. From reading passages about the four main branches of the U.S. military - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines - to puzzle-solving and hands-on artistic projects.

Not every curriculum is the same nor does every student learns at the same pace, hence this activity packet has been tailored to cater for varying ability levels. Educators can select from a range of resources flexible enough for high performing students as well as those who might find certain areas challenging.

• "What is Memorial Day?" Reading Response Exercises
• Military Branches Focused Reading Activities
• Tennyson’s 'The Military Child' Poem with Reading Responses
• Creative Art Projects and Personal Letters to Soldiers

• Armed Forces Logos Puzzles
• Key Terms Word Searches related to Memorial Day and Armed Forces
• Numeracy Problems related to Memorial Day dates determined through secret codes/mazes etc.
• KWL grid (Know-Wonder-Learn)

"These activities provide an engaging method into mathematics."
p>This packet supports multiple settings like whole group discussions using 'Paired Texts', small group art-based tasks or independent homework involving word problems or discussions around 'Military Child's life'.

A versatile tool that enables students to dive into the salience and history behind Memorial Day celebrations. The Memorial Day / U.S Armed Forces Activity Packet is a flexible, fun-filled teaching resource ready to engage your learners at every level.

This packet includes:

• What is Memorial Day?

• What is Memorial Day? Read, Think, Respond (Close Read)

• What date for Memorial Day?

• On this Memorial Day

• Memorial Day Draw and Write

• Army reading passage

• Army Reading Response

• Navy reading passage

• Navy Reading Response

• Armed Forces Paired Texts (Army/Navy)

• Air Force reading passage

• Air Force Reading Response

• Marines reading passage

• Marines Reading Response

• Armed Forces Paired Texts (Air Force/Marines)

• Armed Forces Logos

• The Military Child - poem

• The Military Child Reading Response

• Write a Letter to a Soldier

• Armed Forces Draw and Write

• Armed Forces Words

• Memorial Day Word Search

• Armed Forces ABC Order

• Military Words and Sentences

• Armed Forces Patterns

• Memorial Day Acrostic Poem

• Memorial Day Coloring

• U.S. Military Coloring

• Dog Tags

• Memorial Day Numbers (highest/smallest)

• Memorial Day Word Problems

• Memorial Day Secret Code

• Memorial Day Maze

• Memorial Day KWL grid