Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day is November 11.

On this day, people remember the soldiers who died in wars. More than 100,000 Canadian soldiers died in the first and second world wars.

The symbol of Remembrance Day is the poppy. Red poppies grow on the graves of soldiers buried in Flanders Field in Belgium. There are thousands of Canadian soldiers buried there.

Many Canadians wear a poppy on Remembrance day. Some people lay wreaths at war memorials.  

Background Information

Do you know anyone who fought in a war? If not, what do you think it was like to fight in a war? Why do you think we need a day to remember people who fought in the wars? Talk about what you think the world might be like if we lost World War I or II.

Questions

1. When is Remembrance Day?

2. Why do you think we remember those people who fought in the wars?

3. How many Canadian soldiers died?

4. What is a symbol?

5. What is the symbol of Remembrance Day?

6. Where is Belgium?

7. How many soldiers are buried there?

8. What is a wreath?

9. Why do you think we should or shouldn't continue to have Remembrance Day?

10. Where is the war memorial where you live?