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Remembrance Day Assembly Ideas When You’re Apart

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Are you trying to plan a Remembrance Day assembly around social distancing requirements? We came up with a way to have your ceremony. Come check out our list of safe and simple Remembrance Day ideas.

Every school across Canada has held a Remembrance Day assembly since the end of the Second World War. In fact, it is written into the School Act in Alberta as a requirement. Schools must have a Remembrance Day assembly on the day closest to November 11. We’ve got some Remembrance Day assembly ideas for you.

What happens when there is a pandemic and it’s no longer safe to gather together in a gym to sing and speak and remember the sacrifices that have been made for the freedom and safety of Canadians?

We’ve been rethinking how we’ll honour our soldiers this year. If you are planning a Remembrance Day assembly, we might have a few ideas for you.

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Books for Remembrance Day

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Check out these books you can use to help your students learn about Remembrance Day in Canada. #lestweforget #remembranceday #canadianhistory

Preparing for Remembrance Day commemorations is a great opportunity to talk not only about the sacrifices of the past but to talk about our contributions to peace. There are so many Remembrance Day activities out there, but most of them involve poppy crafts. One of the best ways to learn about the past is by reading Remembrance Day books. They are always a great way to introduce solemn topics while uplifting our students. Most of all, they are portable, easy to use and don’t require a lot of technology.

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Bring Social Studies to Life

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Bring your social studies lessons to life with these suggestions. This list has practical ways and includes some great lessons you can print and use.

If you’ve ever had an amazing teacher who brought history to life for you, then you probably enjoy learning about history. A teacher who can throw away the textbook to allow students to explore history in real and relevant ways is not only teaching about the past, but is teaching the student how to learn and think critically about the future.

We love teaching social studies, but honestly, we very rarely teach it using the textbook. For one thing, it’s a pretty condensed and cleansed version of the past. The reading level is way above our students comprehension skills so we find that we tend to use the textbooks as reference materials.

That means we need to have a way to bring social studies alive for our students.

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