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The Mini Page — 2008 Activities
Help From the Home Front
Issue 21
May 24-30
This week's standards:
- Students understand people and events honored in commemorative holidays.
(History)
- Students understand the role of citizens in a democracy. (Civics)
Activities:
1. Draw the outline of a flag on a large piece of paper. Cut out newspaper words that describe American servicemen and women and paste them on the flag.
2. Collect newspaper photos of American servicemen and women. You might find photos from overseas or military hospitals or bases in the U.S. You might find photos of local citizens who have joined the military. Use your photos to create a "Thank You" poster for the troops.
3. How would you entertain American servicemen and women in your community? Find musical, sports and arts events in the newspaper. Create a two-day schedule for visiting heroes.
4. Look in today's Mini Page to find the different ways citizens are helping servicemen and women
(a) improve their health and fitness, (b) help their families, (c) have fun, and (d) communicate with family members and other citizens back in the U.S.
5. Put together a "good news" newspaper that you could send to military forces overseas. Collect newspaper headlines about stories or pictures that make you smile and comic strips that make you laugh. Make up a name for your newspaper and put it at the top of a piece of paper. Now paste your items on the paper (and other pieces of paper if you need them).
You might want to add some stories and pictures of your own. Share your newspaper with family members and friends.
Standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
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