Remembrance Day Lesson Plans K-8

Reference resources to help teach about Remembrance Day in Canada.

This Remembrance Day guide from the Royal Canadian Legion includes Remembrance themes in stories, songs and poems and suggested school Remembrance Day activities. The guide is a large PDF file and may take a few minutes to open.

The significance of the poppy as the flower of remembrance and the poppy campaign in Canada. From the Royal Canadian Legion.

The Royal Canadian Legion suggests topics for essays and debates for Remembrance Day in Canada.

In this lesson plan students use the Heritage Minute and information on the poem In Flanders Fields and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to create a performance about World War I. From Historica.

Students interview relatives about their childhood memories of World War II and prepare a first-person account in postcard format. From Historica.

Canadian elementary school teachers can use the Heritage Minute John McCrae lesson plan to teach the meaning, message, imagery and language of the poem In Flanders Fields by Canadian John McCrae. From Historica.

In this lesson plan students use the Historica Minute "Valour Road" to learn about the horrors and personal sacrifice of war. From Historica.

Learning resources to help students relate to the sacrifices and achievements of Canadian veterans through learning about animals in war. From Veterans Affairs Canada. Includes a Teacher's Guide.

An online interactive adventure story allows the user to experience life in the trenches during World War I. Includes activities for teachers for classroom use. From the Canadian War Museum.

The Postcards for Peace activity encourages young people to send messages of thanks to those who have served Canada. From Veterans Affairs Canada.