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Memorial Day Writing Craftivity

  • Updated

    Updated:  31 May 2023

Remember and celebrate important heroes with this Memorial Day writing prompt and craft.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  K - 2

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teaching resource

Memorial Day Writing Craftivity

  • Updated

    Updated:  31 May 2023

Remember and celebrate important heroes with this Memorial Day writing prompt and craft.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  K - 2

Remember and celebrate important heroes with this Memorial Day writing prompt and craft.

Add This Resource to Your Collection of Memorial Day Writing Prompts!

Are you looking for an easy Memorial Day activity that you can use with your primary students? This activity will get your students thinking about this special day and why it is celebrated. This writing craftivity can be paired with our other patriotic holiday resources, such as our Memorial Day Mini Book.

This Memorial Day activity combines the study of holidays with writing and has students writing about why this special day is celebrated. Accompanying this writing prompt is a fun craft where students can assemble a patriotic character. The templates provided include a variety of hair and clothing choices, as well as a patriotic hat.

Through this activity, students will demonstrate their ability to write in complete sentences to explain the significance of Memorial Day.

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding 

A team of dedicated, experienced educators created this resource to support your social studies lessons. 

In addition to individual student work time, use this writing activity to enhance learning through guided writing groups, whole class lessons, or remote learning assignments. 

If you have a mixture of above and below-level learners, check out these suggestions for keeping students on track with the concepts: 

🆘 Support Struggling Students

Help students who need support by providing sentence starters or frames to guide their writing. Additionally, provide students with access to previous assignments, anchor charts, or posters.

➕ Challenge Fast Finishers

Encourage your fast finishers to expand their Memorial Day writing into their own mini-book with drawings and details.

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or editable Google Slides version of this resource.


This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter Collaborator. 

 

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