Remembrance Day

Tribute to Canadian Soldiers
http://www.iglen.ca/tribute/
wav file- - very moving tribute to our fallen Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan.. Thank you for this presentation.
A Pittance of Time
http://www.terry-kelly.com/pittance.htm#
On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the store’s PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us.
Here is the story through song that Terry share with us of what he witnessed that day.
- Purchase the DVD - here
We Remember
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/remembranceday/
The Poppy, In Flanders Fields, and links to CBC Archive site.
A Day of Remembrance
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history/other/remember
- Why remember?
- Whom do we remember?
- What should we remember?
- How do we remember?
VAC Remembers

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/books

Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Search Canadian Registery
Enter a soldier's name to locate historical information about his service and burial information. There is a link to the page in the Book of Remembrance
Today's Honour Roll- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
The 6 Books of Remembrance
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/books/listing
These books are located in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Each book records the names of the names of Canadian soldiers who fought and lost their lives in World Wars and the Korean War

Veterans Affairs Canada
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/
History of the Wars, project research help, war memorials listed.
- Remembrance Day Poems
- The New Vetarans' Charter
- V.A.C. Youth & Educators
- Youth Activities
  http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/youth/sub.cfm?source=activities
  Colouring pages, crossword puzzles, stories.
- Teacher Resources from Veterans Affairs
  http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=feature/week/teachers
- Courageous Canadians Quiz
  - Quick Facts
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=Memorials/tomb
- Other Memorials
2005 Year of the Veteran
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=feature/yearofveteran05

2005 Year of the Veteran Video - 3 minutes
2005 Poster Series
Photo Gallery

A Wish for Peace
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/read-up-on-it/015020-051000-e.html
Books for young people selected for this year's theme explore war and armed conflict through a number of literacy genres.
Remembrances: Canada and the Second World War
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Militaris/

Remembrances
Trivia and Games - Try the Kit Bag Challenge

The First World War
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history/firstwar
Battles, Vimy Ridge, Veterans interviews, John McCrae
Level: Intermediate, Senior
Juno Beach Centre
http://junobeach.org/
- Juno Beach Centre
- Canada in WWII
  An online museum of the Canadian war effort.
  - Events
  - People
  - Arms & Weapons
  - Interactive Centre
Remembrance Day Quiz
http://cgi.canoe.ca/cgi-bin/LinearQuiz/StdLinearQuiz.cgi?name=RDayQuiz
Badges of Courage
http://cgi.canoe.ca/RemembranceDay/medals.html
Lists the: Victoria Cross, George Cross, Companion of the order of Bath, Commander of the Order of The British Empire
Remembrance Day Facts and LInks
http://cgi.canoe.ca/RemembranceDay/facts.html
National War Memorial Facts - Ottawa
http://cgi.canoe.ca/RemembranceDay/memorial.html
We Remember
http://www.wsd1.org/earlgrey/remember.htm
Powerpoint for a school presentation. You may want to save the file.
Why the Poppy
http://www.canoe.ca/RemembranceDay/poppy.html
Royal Canadian Legion
http://legion.ca/asp/docs/home/home_e.asp
Remembrance Day music to download - O Canada, Reveille, Last Post, God Save the Queen, Lament.
- Poppy and Remembrance - Mandate
- All About the Poppy
- Teacher's Guide
- Speaker's Notes
Why Wear a Poppy - poem
http://www.lisburn.com/war_memorials/poppyday_poem.htm

McCrae House

http://guelph.ca/museum/

The story of John McCra

In Flanders Fields Museum- Belgium
http://www.inflandersfields.be/#
Click on your choice of language.

Timeline
Casualty Database
Characters from the Great War
In Flanders Fields - poem
Virtual Tour of the Museum
Level: Secondary

The Great War: and the Shaping of the 20th Century
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/
A comprehensive look at WWI with writings by historians. Includes: timeline of events, interviews, maps and locations and related web links.
Level: Intermediate, Senior

World War I Remembered - BBC News on-line
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/special_report/1998/10/98/world_war_i/newsid_197000/197437.stm
Primary documents including battlefield pictures and accounts of battles with maps.

Historica Minutes - Heroes

http://www.histori.ca/minutes/default.do
Heritage minutes described including lesson plans.

Canada's Military History

http://www.waramps.ca/military/home.html

Educational resources. Never Again Video Serie
Videos on the:
The First World War
The Second World War
The Korean war -Canada's forgotten war.
Resources

Poster Art from World War II
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/wwii-posters/
Some of these posters display sensitive issues. Elementary teachers view site first before use. - American focus

Enter gallary - Powers of Persuasion

Document Analysis Worksheets
Level: Secondary

Normandy 2000
http://homepage.mac.com/rioedtech/Normandy/index.html
An historical picture tour of Normandy and the famous D-Day beaches.

Sadako Home Page
http://www.sadako.org/
The Sadako Peace Project.

Nobel Peace Prize
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/
Information about the prize and its laureates.

CBC Archives

http://archives.cbc.ca/IDT-1-71/conflict_war/
Conflict and War. Educational activities included with some video and audio clips.

Lest We Forget
http://www.dva.gov.au/commem/commac/studies/workingtheweb_1.pdf
8 page pdf file with activities of Anzac (Australia) involvement in War. The activiites can be adapted to your classroom needs in other countries.

Memorial Boxes
Military Commitments
Education
- Education Activities (recipe for hardack and more)
- First World War online dioramas
Commemorative websites to help with the activities
Remembrance Day Links
Photo Galleries
Guide to Perserving Wartime Memorabilia