All Good things: Booklists & Resources for the love of learning

For almost everyone:

• "A Pittance of Time" by Terry Kelly (click here).

• Remembrance Day (click here) OR the same video with different music (click here). 

• In Flanders Field (click here) contains a lovely rendition of the poem by John McCrae set amidst PG images of the War and of Flanders Field.

• **The Poppy Story (younger kid version) (click here)

• What have we learned, Charlie Brown - The Peanuts crew visits Flanders Field

• Poppy's Day (younger kids) (BBC audiobook)

• Remembering the war (younger kids) (from a British radio broadcast of a child learning about his father's time in the military)

• Canadian Forces Remembrance Day (lovely song)

• Remembering the Real Winnie (Ryerson interactive exhibit) - click the blue triangle in the corner to move to the next slide and learn about the history of Winnie the Pooh (Thanks Jill!)

• Remembering the real Winnie-the-Pooh - Globe & Mail article 

• Real Winnie the Pooh owner's footsteps retraced by his great-granddaughter

• Canada's History III - Discover Canada Study Guide

• What is Remembrance Day?

• "Poppies" on CBeebies - Children's Remembrance Day 2 Minutes' Silence Alternative (GREAT FOR YOUNGER KIDS)

  • Please be sure to watch beforehand as imagery around the 1-minute through 1:40 mark is a little dark

• Why are Poppies Worn on Remembrance Day?

• Bell Canada Remembrance Day TV Commercial: Poppy

• I fought for you (it's got an American twist at the end, but a powerful message overall that definitely still works in a Canadian context)

• A Short History of the Poppy

Older Kids:

• **The Poppy Story (older kid version) (click here) 

• Sacrifice: A Remembrance Day Tribute

• Kelvin 100th Remembrance Day 2018

• REMEMBRANCE DAY VIDEO FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS

Read-Alouds:

• Read-Aloud: "Why War is Never a Good Idea" by Alice Walker

• The Enemy - A Book About Peace

Books in the library (linked to Amazon so you can read the descriptions):

• Proud as a peacock, brave as a lion 

• Remembrance Day by Jill Foran

• A poppy is to remember by Heather Patterson

• The Highway of Heroes by Kathy Stinson.

• The unknown soldier by Linda Granfield.

• Why War Is Never a Good Idea

• The enemy a book about peace

• In Flanders Fields; the story of the poem by John McCrae

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Primary:

• What have we learned, Charlie Brown

• The Poppy Story (younger kid version) (click here)

• Remembering the war (younger kids) (from a British radio broadcast of a child interviewing his father about his great-great-grandfather's time in the military)

• Canada's History III - Discover Canada Study Guide (a very basic intro to The Poppy)

• "Poppies" on CBeebies - Children's Remembrance Day 2 Minutes' Silence Alternative (GREAT FOR YOUNGER KIDS)

  • Please be sure to watch beforehand as imagery around the 1-minute through 1:40 mark is a little dark

• Why are Poppies Worn on Remembrance Day?

• CBeebies Radio: “Poppy’s Day” (audiobook - no pictures)

Read-aloud books:

• Colour Your World With Kindness

• Todd Parr's Peace Book

• What is Peace? (FOR KIDS!)

• Peace is an Offering By Annette LeBox

• Salam Alaikum: A Message of Peace

• Anzac Ted - Read Aloud - Australian Remembrance Day book, but good!

Crafts:

• Pinwheel Poppies

• Simple Paper Poppy Flower Tutorial

• Coffee Filter Poppy Craft

• Fingerprint Poppy Craft

• Red Poppy Wreath

• Red Poppy Wreath using hands and is super cute

• Paper Plate Poppy Craft

• Remembrance Day Poppy - Papercraft (Coloring Template)