Thursday, November 11th is Remembrance Day so there will be no At Home Learning but please take some time to discuss the importance of this day with your children. Max Aitken’s virtual ceremony can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/rVDhV6n8nO8 

Some Remembrance Day activities for children are below:

Remembrance Day stories for children: 

• A Bear in War by Stephanie Innis. This is a true story of a little girl who sent her teddy bear to her dad who was on the front lines in WWI.  It is told from the point of view of the teddy bear and written as a way to explain war to children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yARH9ToLY8 
• A Poppy is to Remember by Heather Patterson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp5_1p8Y7v4 

Activities for children can be found at: 

https://www.cbc.ca/parents/learning/view/5:-remembrance-day-activities-for-kids 

https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/8-things-you-can-do-for-remembrance-day