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Memorial Day Lesson Plans and Activities

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Honoring Those Who Served

Help students to discover the meaning of Memorial Day using these free K-12 Memorial Day lesson plans and resources from Share My Lesson. The lessons and activities honor military men and women who died while on duty and explore the wars they served in, their impact on their families and our country, and how we remember their sacrifices. 

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"I wanted to be exactly like him."
Lesson

"I wanted to be exactly like him."

Grades 9-12
"I wanted to be exactly like him."

StoryCorps
The Last Viewing
Lesson

The Last Viewing

Grades 9-12
The Last Viewing

StoryCorps
Courage and Self-Sacrifice: Michael Shaara
Lesson

Courage and Self-Sacrifice: Michael Shaara

Handout, Worksheet • Grades 9-12
Courage and Self-Sacrifice: Michael Shaara

What So Proudly We Hail
Lesson Plan: The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Civil War
Lesson

Lesson Plan: The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Civil War

Grades 6-12
Lesson Plan: The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Civil War

C-SPAN Classroom
The Power of Storytelling
Lesson

The Power of Storytelling

Activity, Article, Handout, Worksheet • Grades 9-12
The Power of Storytelling

Girl Rising
Sesame Street: When Families Grieve Message for Families: The Memory Box
Lesson

Sesame Street: When Families Grieve Message for Families: The Memory Box

Grades K-2
Sesame Street: When Families Grieve Message for Families: The Memory Box

Sesame Street
Pentagon History Purge Highlights Which Stories Are Told and Why Others Are Ignored
TNTL

Pentagon History Purge Highlights Which Stories Are Told and Why Others Are Ignored

March 20, 2025
Pentagon History Purge Highlights Which Stories Are Told and Why Others Are Ignored

PBS News Hour Classroom
Teachable Moments Abound in Khizr Khan’s Convention Speech
TNTL

Teachable Moments Abound in Khizr Khan’s Convention Speech

August 04, 2016
Teachable Moments Abound in Khizr Khan’s Convention Speech

ADL
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