May Contest: Memorial Day Lapbook

[Valerie]

Update: We Have a Winner!

Laura!

Congratulations! Laura won a $15 Gift Card to www.CurrClick.com

Don't worry if you didn't win, there will be more chances in the near future. In fact we're having another giveaway on our personal homeschool blog if you want to che...

Let's have another round of Lapbook Links this month, this time we'll focus on the topic of Memorial Day!

Memorial Day is May 25th, so you've still got quite a lot of time left to search and plan out your Holiday Lapbooks!


So, ready to join the fun? For this month's contest all you have to do is..............

1. Add a link below for helpful resources for making a Memorial Day Lapbook. (If you can help it try to share one that hasn't already been shared) And if you can let us know what exactly to expect when we click on that link (i.e. Craft, worksheet, or tell us the age level ect....)


BONUS ENTRY: If you upload a file (or files) you've created for making a Memorial Day Lapbook you'll get one additional entry. Please note that these files must be your own work and you must hold the copyright to them and images must be copyright free. (Homeschool Share has an amazing list of copyright free links and re...)



For participating you'll be entered into a random drawing for a $15 giftcard to www.CurrClick.com where you can pick up more lapbooking and homeschooling supplies!

I'll leave this post open for entries till the end of May, and then I'll announce the random winner of the giftcard then!

[junebug]

I found a really awesome teachers guide and on the same link it has posters that would make awesome lapbook covers...it's like the total lapbook for free thing click on the picture to get to the teachers guide http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/schoolkit.asp, also click on the poster link for the lapbook cover possibilities.

[junebug]

I shouldn't do things when I have a headache. I just noticed the link I put up was for veterans day...still cool, but not Memorial Day. duh

[Lynn]

Here is a Memorial Day lapbook Squidoo page. It has a collection of resources that can be used in your Memorial Day lapbook. Here is the URL: http://www.squidoo.com/memorial-day-lapbook

[alegnab]

About.com has some info, printables, and a quiz: Celebrate Memorial Day

Various puzzles, quizzes:
Memorial Day Activities

[Debbie]

why are poppies important to Memorial Day
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ArtMemorialDayPoppies24.htm
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/26794/red_poppies_a_memori...

Memorial Day stuff on Homeschool Share
http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/holidays/memorial_day.htm

List of activities from Education World
http://www.education-world.com/holidays/archives/memorial_day.shtml

[LauraWilliamsMusings]

Printable Memorial Day banner which would work wonderfully as the title block for the front of the file folder
http://www.kidprintables.com/coloring/memorialday/memorialday.shtml



how to make a 5 point star
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Star.shtml
would work great to write numbers on and use as a counting file folder game for younger children




The History of Memorial Day
http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjhol/a/memorial.htm


crafts, quizzes, word finds,and much more Pre-K thru 8th
http://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://www.edu...



Memorial Day Wordsearch
http://homeschooling.about.com/library/weekly/aa051303a.htm


Memorial Day WordSearch #2
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/memorialprint.htm


Memorial Day Coloring Page
http://homeschooling.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://w...


Memorial Day Vocabulary page
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/memorialprint_2.htm

Memorial Day Crossword Puzzle
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/memorialprint_3.htm


Memorial Day Challenge (questionnaire)
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/memorialprint_4.htm


Memorial Day Alphabet Activity Page
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/memorialprint_5.htm


Memorial Day Door Hangers
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/memorialprint_6.htm



Memorial Day Draw and Write Page
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/memorialprint_7.htm


Flag coloring Page
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/memorialprint_8.htm


Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers coloring page
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/memorialprint_9.htm


USA Handprint Wreath
http://homeschooling.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://w...



quiz sheet
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/0876283059_181.pdf


word fill-in
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/0130549835_253.pdf



Various Memorial Day related coloring pages:
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/memorial-day
pictures to color include:
Flags at Graves- picture only - no sentence.
Flower Memorial at Grave - picture only - no sentence.
Helmets of Brave Soldiers - picture only - no sentence.
Memorial Day Flag - picture only - no sentence.
Soldier saluting flag - picture only - no sentence.
Patriotic Heart - picture only - no sentence.
Patriotic Ribbon - picture only - no sentence.
Soldier Playing Taps at Graves - picture only - no sentence.
Soldier dog tags and peace symbols - picture only - no sentence.



various activities, lessons, crafts, graphics, and more to choose from:
http://www.gpschools.org/ci/ce/elem/holidays/mday.htm


various pages to print (some available to members only - but you can see thumbnail to get an idea of what they are so you can create something similar in word or another program)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/memorialday/

[LauraWilliamsMusings]

Thank you Valerie! Yay!

[Krystal]

I can't believe you are still going strong at 37 weeks! Good for you! I am only at 33 weeks now and I am so tired and can't think half the time. I can't sleep due to back pain and leg pain. You are a trooper!