Memorial Day is an American holiday for remembering and honoring war veterans who died during military service. Memorial Day was initially called Decoration Day, celebrated for the first time following the American Civil War. To help remember soldiers around the world who died for their countries, we’ve compiled a list of 16 infographics and two Multimedia presentations - Powered by Edcanvas (tm) - about war veterans.
http://blog.visual.ly/memorial-day-infographics/
http://www.edcanvas.com/lessons/hQ1tYR6q7Ad7Tw/memorial-day-by-zaira-s-holmes-middle-school-8-grade
http://www.edcanvas.com/lessons/GtVK7bgiWF6yBw/memorial-day-by-sagrario-santana-from-holmes-middle-school-esl-8th-grade
Memorial Day Lesson: ESL lesson with photos, PowerPoint, and easy words. Contains pictures, facts, and worksheets. Great for beginning level ESL or K-12 students at :
http://www.elcivics.com/memorial_day_lesson_1.html
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday. It commemorates the American men and women who have died serving their country in the military, read more......
http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/05/memorial_day.html
http://www.elcivics.com/memorial-day-worksheet.pdf
Memorial Day Quiz Click the answer button to see the answer.....
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/cr-memorialday.html
Memorial Day Resource Page ... LessonPlans & Templates | Books | Certificates | Crafts | Deals | ESL | Freebies and more...
http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/memorial.php
Fill-in-the blank with this quizz about the Memorial Day...... !
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/btt/patriotic_holidays/memorial.html
The NBC News Honoring those who served us Slide show .
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/30893870/displaymode/1247/
The Official Website of The Arlington Cemetery Memorial Day Events Photos Gallery.
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/
100 faces, 100 hours
As the U.S. observes Memorial Day, CNN is honoring the fallen by spotlighting a U.S. casualty from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars every hour on the CNN.com homepage through the weekend and the holiday. They're from every state and from every branch of the U.S. military. They're 18 years old and 60; they're sons and daughters, mothers and fathers. And they're just 100 of the more than 8,000 U.S. and coalition troops who have died.
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/05/us/memorial-day-casualties/?sr=sharebar_twitter
This site was created to help promote the return of the original intent and meaning back to Memorial Day.
http://usmemorialday.org/
Memorial Day is more than just a three-day weekend and a chance to get the year's first sunburn. Here's a handy 10-pack of facts to give the holiday some perspective.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/27858/10-things-remember-about-memorial-day#ixzz2UQwceuQY
Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. Education World celebrates this special holiday with activities, music, and Web-based ideas to help the children in your classroom understand Memorial Day's significance.
http://www.educationworld.com/holidays/archives/memorial_day.shtml
Learn more about Memorial Day, also known as Decoration Day.....
http://www.classbrain.com/artholiday/publish/memorial_day.shtml