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November 11 - Lest We Forget

11/1/2016

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It is hard to believe that it has been almost 100 years since World War 1 ended and 71 years since World War 2 ended. That means that most of us who are alive now never knew what it was like to live during war time. Most of our veterans have left us now and we only have stories and their memories to remind us of all that was sacrificed in order for us to have our freedom today.

It is very important that we share those stories and memories with our students so that we never take for granted what we have been given. With all the glorified movies and video games presented to us, we don't really understand the pain and anguish that was caused for families and the nightmares that our veterans had to endure.

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When we think of Remembrance Day and Veterans Day, we should think about what we have gained from their sacrifices. We need to teach our children about the meaning of Peace. Not only do we need to talk about it, we need to model it. Many children live in situations that are not necessarily peaceful. School should be a safe place for them where they can feel at peace.
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Many families have relatives or friends who are in the service now, or who served in some of the more recent wars and battles around the world. We need to think about them too. They are fighting battles that aren't even their own to give others freedom and a safe place to live.
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I am retired now, but while I was teaching, I spent a lot of time on this subject because I felt it was more that just a one day thing that we recognized every year. Here is a blog post from last year that shares some of the things we did in the past years. It also includes some special video clips that I would play for the kids.
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I had the opportunity to work with another teacher 's class last year and share this special topic with them. Here is the recap of that time.
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Thank you for taking the time to reflect on this important moment in time.

Here are some other posts that might be of interest from some my teacher friends.

Remembrance Day Resources For All Grades
Primary Teaching Resources by Nicole
The Primary Patch
Teacher Talk
Diamond Mom's Treasury of Teaching Resources
That Fun Reading Teacher
Reading With Miss D
Teaching Elementary and Beyond
Dancing into First
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5 Comments
Bryn
11/1/2016 07:49:42 pm

Excellent post, Charlene! I agree that we've got to keep sharing those stories and memories.

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Dynelle link
11/1/2016 07:53:09 pm

Thank you for sharing Charlene!

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Pam
11/5/2016 08:52:12 am

It is SO important to learn from our mistakes of the past and to never forget.

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I.M. ~ That Fun Reading Teacher link
11/5/2016 10:18:13 am

Hi Charlene. What a wonderful post. It is the time to thank Veterans and keep their stories alive and learn from them. Great point that children need peace modeled for them. So true!

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Primary Teaching Resources link
11/8/2016 08:51:49 pm

You always have such great ideas for the classroom. Thanks for sharing!

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    I am a wife, mother of 4, grandmother of 9, and a retired primary and music teacher. I love working with kids and continue to volunteer at school and teach ukulele.

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