Remembrance Day in Canada

Hi Everyone! Next Sunday is Remembrance Day in Canada.

I always read the following books. They're perfectly suited for young children. The pictures are beautiful and the content very gentle.

A Poppy Is to Remember is a favourite. It leads to lots of discussions.

What Does Peace Feel Like? by Vladimir Radunsky explores the 5 senses of peace. It's quite an unusual, but effective, way of looking at peace.

Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz is a great book to read after What Does Peace Feel Like? Each page features a child from a different part of the world. The text follows this pattern: "Kenji lives in Japan. Kenji says heiwa (hey-way)" etc.

You can grab the above booklet from Primary Success. It's a freebie and all you have to do is join their mailing list and ask for it. The video below features the author reading the booklet.


Stay tuned. Tomorrow we're making a super cute and easy peace craft I know you'll love.

Have a great week!



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6 comments:

  1. We are doing peace activities this week. My favourite book is Todd Parr's The Peace Book. I have had What Does Peace Feel Like on my Chapters wish list for a couple of years. Should I take the plunge and buy it or try and be organized enough to get it from the library? I want to see your peace craft...

    sandi
    rubberboots and elf shoes

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    1. It's a short book, but it's very cool. Each page lists what peace feels like, tastes like, smells like etc., from children around the world.

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  2. Thanks for sharing!!! We are celebrating Veteran's day (here in the US) next week!

    I'm always looking for books with kid-friendly content to cover this!

    Marie
    The Hands-On Teacher in First!

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    1. These books would work well with Veteran's Day, too!

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  3. We are doing peace activities this week too! I have all three of the books you mentioned, as well as The Peace Book that Sandi mentioned above! We made poppy wreaths today and are doing some peace writing tomorrow! Have a lovely week, Barbara! :)

    Amanda
    First Grade Garden

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    1. I need to check out The Peace Book!
      Thanks, Amanda. You have a great week, also:)

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