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© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff f Schinkel, Graphics V Vol. 32, No. 24 Do the math to discover D which emblem represents wh each branch of the U.S. military. of 2 = Department 25 the Air Force States 3 32 = United Coast Guard of 2 27 = Department the Navy of 3 35 = Department the Army States 2 29 = United Marine Corps emorial Day was called Decoration Day when it started as a day to honor the nation’s Civil War dead by decorating their graves. After the Civil War, people across America started a tradition of setting one day a year aside to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers. On May 30, 1868, General James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery. After the speech, thousands of people who came to hear him decorated the graves of more than 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers buried there. a talk given to an audience monument to the dead a long established custom for special or future use After World War I, Decoration Day was expanded to remember those who had died in all American wars. inal resting places to retain an idea in the memory ground where dead are buried someone who serves in the military the irst day of the working week to make something more attractive great respect and admiration a day set aside sometimes to commemorate something In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday to be celebrated the last Monday in May. oday a flag is placed on each grave at Arlington National Cemetery. The president or the vice president gives a speech and lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A GREAT CLASSROOM CRAFT: Paint terra-cotta flower pots, coffee cans, jars and other containers in stars and stripes. Then, plant some flowers in them and deliver them to a local veterans hospital or to neighbors who have lost a family member serving our country. Look through today’s newspaper for symbols that represent our country. How many can you find? 1. Color the two flags at right. 2. Cut along the dotted line. 3. Fold the little flag around the top of your pencil and use glue to fasten the folded flag. Paper poppies are made by unemployed and disabled veterans and sold to raise money for veterans and their widows, widowers and orphans. Look at each row of poppies. Draw the one that should come next to continue each pattern. Standards Link: Language Arts: Follow simple written directions. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. OBSERVING MEMORIAL CEMETERY RESTING RESPECT GRAVES FLOWER SYMBOL SERVES HONOR FLAGS TOMB LOST CANS G S R E S G A L F M R N E C A N S F L Y E R I V E I M A S R S E L T A V I L E E P W O B S R E L V T E O S R O E G E R E C L T M S S R N E M T F E L O B M Y S E B M O T H O N O R C Where is your ad? What categories of ads (other than classified) appear in only one section of the newspaper? Chart the ad categories and sections. Why do you think this is? If you were advertising toys, in what section would you place your ad? Standards Link: Students identify the different kinds of advertising in a newspaper and use categories to oranize data. What will you remember most from this school year? Share your thoughts with other Kid Scoop readers.