[R3librarians] Friday's Free Resources

[Cindy Franklin]

Celebrate Memorial Day With
unitedstreaming!     


    
        
            
            
                
                    
                        Memorial Day was originally
known as Decoration Day.  It was a time set
aside to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War
soldiers by decorating their graves. It was first
widely observed on May 30, 1868. 

By the late 1800s,
many cities and towns across the country started
to celebrate Memorial Day.  After World War
I, observances honored those who had died in all
of America's wars. Congress declared Memorial Day
a national holiday in 1971 to be celebrated the
last Monday in May. 

It is a Memorial
Day tradition for the president or vice-president
to honor the contributions of the dead by giving a
speech and laying a wreath at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

                    
                
            
            

unitedstreaming has a variety of media to
help you teach students of all ages about the sacrifices that
American soldiers have made for their country.  Below are
a number of videos, video clips, lesson plans, and images
 focusing on Memorial Day and the contributions of
America's fighting men and women.  For a complete listing
of the media available in support of Memorial Day, please
visit www.unitedstreaming.com.   

unitedstreaming is
brought to you by Region 3.
        
    



Videos 
U.S.
Celebrations: Memorial Day 
The
Unknown Soldier of the Vietnam War 
The
American Civil War: A Soldier's Life 
World
War I: United States Involvement 
June
6th, 1944: D-Day and Its Aftermath 

Lesson Plans 

George
Washington Creates the Purple Heart 
Learning About the Korean War 

Images 

An
Unknown Soldier of the Union Army 
Japanese-American Soldiers Fire at German
Snipers 
Dedication of Vietnam War Memorial in Washington,
DC 
U.S.
Soldiers in the Gulf War 





Cindy Franklin 
Library & Technology
Specialist 
Region III ESC 
cfranklin at esc3.net 
361-573-0731 ext 277 
www.esc3.net/mlib 


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