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Students learn about the U.S. Military before taking a journey through the cemetery to explore its history and cultural importance.
Grades: 2–5 | Format: MagiCore WebLink + Google Slides + Seesaw
Build background knowledge about Arlington for Memorial Day while students practice reading and writing. Videos, images, and response tasks support the lesson.
Printable activities included! Extend learning with:
Pick and choose the printable activities that fit your students and lesson. There’s no need to complete them all! Teacher directions are included.
Students learn about the U.S. Military before taking a journey through the cemetery to explore its history and cultural importance.
Whole-class exploration, small groups, centers, or cross-curricular enrichment. Model with grades 2–3; on-level grades 4–5 can work independently.
Preview the content and links, check device and internet access, and assign your preferred version. YouTube access is required for linked videos. Video-embedding instructions are included.
Reading comprehension, written responses, and interpreting multimedia sources.
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teachingmisstruncali –
Thank you- this was great for my 3rd grade classroom! I look forward to using throughout the year.
Sara B. –
Very creative and engaging. Students loved being independent. I will buy more resource from MagiCore!
Kelsey D. –
Love this resource as an age appropriate way of helping students learning the history of Memorial Day.
Christin F. –
This was a good compliment to my lesson on Memorial day. Students enjoyed the opportunity to work independently at their own pace. Slides held their attention, are informative and it was easy to use. Would recommend this resource.
Lauri DiFraia –
This was easy to use, and all the links were working. My kids loved it!
Dana H. –
I love your Virtual Field Trips in general and this one included great age-appropriate information. The only problem was that some of the videos didn’t play for my students. (This is the only one I’ve had that problem with.) I was able to play them from my teacher device.
Saughnteau J. –
Students loved the virtual field trip. It was engaging and fun
Kristina M. –
This was a great activity for my students to learn about the importance of Memorial Day. Thank you
Teachin’ My Crew –
A wonderful resource! Slides were clear and allowed for high engagement. Students enjoyed the videos and readings.
Christine R. –
Very engaging resource that students really enjoyed!
Tiffany K. –
This was a great independent activity for students to complete and learn about Memorial Day.
Christy W. –
I love how students learn from these tasks and it is meaningful. Thanks for crafting amazing resources!
Paula B. –
This is a fun resource for students to gain background knowledge.
J S. –
This is a helpful resource that I can use with my students.
Stefani Bryant –
I love these virtual field trips! My students always have a blast and learn something new each time!
Awesome Academics –
I used this with my fifth grade students around Memorial Day. The information is on point and the videos are awesome! Thank you for your hard work!
Kely Goodpasture –
Well organized and it met the needs of my students.
kalee Y. –
great resource to use in the classroom for both students and teachers
Spoonful of Wonder –
Buy any of the MagiCore virtual field trips! They are all so fun and the students love them! I love how each one is similarly structured. So, once kids have completed 1 or 2…they understand how it works and know what to expect. Thank you!
Mrs Mazza’s Classroom –
This is exactly what I needed for the end of the year to be easy for me but keep the kids engaged still! Thanks.
Miss O’Hara’s Tidbits –
My students were able to work on this field trip independently while I worked on individually assessing each student.
Kathryn C. –
This was a great way to educate my students about Memorial Day, beyond just the “surface level” information with other resources. They loved learning about the tomb of the unknown soldier.
Amber C. –
The students loved and understood learning about the history of memorial day
Brianna B. –
This was an amazing resource! I will definitely be using this again in the future!
Houtz of Learning –
Huge time-saver as I added this mini unit to my plans to teach students about current events.
Matthew B. –
Excellent resource! My students were engaged, and everything was well put together. Thank you!
Michele C. –
I loved using this resource to help my first graders understand more about Memorial Day and the importance of veterans/military personnel in the United States.
Megan Cyrus –
My district used this as a make up snow day so many students did not attend so this was a simple virtual field trip that was perfect to use.
Alissa S. –
My students loved using this resource to learn about Memorial Day. They enjoyed the links to videos as they were highly engaged. Loved it!
Tammy S. –
My students loved going on the virtual trip. Everything was very through and enganging.
Michelle T. –
As always, a quality product that fosters engagement. Thank you.
Kristin Martin –
This resource was engaging for students and aligned with standards.
Angela C. –
Students used this resource with a sub. It was easy to put use, but some videos would not work. I believe we were having an issue with Youtube and the resource itself. I look forward to using this next year with my class.
maura M. –
This was a fun way to teach students about Memorial Day. Students enjoyed it.
Ms Prichy Prich –
I have used this several times and is very powerful for the students.
Jaci D. –
My students found this very engaging and informative.
Karoline K. –
These virtual field trips are one of my students’ favorite activities. They provide plenty of reading, writing, viewing and thinking. They are super engaging for individual or partner learning.
Carissa Q. –
I didn’t think it was humanly possible to hear silence and learning at the same time, but this Memorial Day Virtual Field Trip made it happen. My students were glued to the screen with wide eyes and dropped jaws. I even got to sip half a cup of hot coffee. That alone deserves a round of applause.
This resource is the perfect mix of educational, patriotic, and just plain fun. The video gave us all the feels with history, honor, and those “whoa, I didn’t know that” moments. The reading and writing activities were meaningful and engaging, and suddenly my students were turning into tiny reflective historians with big hearts.
One even said, “This made me think a lot,” which, as we all know, is basically the kid version of winning an Oscar.
If you’re looking for a low-prep, high-impact, feel-good learning experience for Memorial Day, this is your golden ticket.
jonathan –
You completely made my day. Lol! Best review ever. Thanks for sharing the kind words.
Julie F. –
Students loved this
Kiffani D. –
This Memorial Day virtual field trip kept my 5th graders engaged. It was a great resource to use to keep students engaged during the last few days of school, plus they learned important facts about their country!
Kelsey L. –
This was a great activity to leave when I had a sub the day before Memorial Day weekend. My students love these virtual field trips!
melissa nogueira –
Thank you so much for this product. My students found it very engaging.
Middle School ELA and SS –
Very fun and engaging resource! Taught my students all about Memorial Day.
Joe Matteoli –
My class was very engaged while using this resource. Thank you!
Jill Mast –
Great resource. My students loved this activity. Thank you.
Jenna Maine –
This is the perfect resource for Memorial Day teachings for 3rd graders!
Ashley G. –
My class loved this activity. It kept them very engaged and wanting more.
Karen V. –
Great resource to use to help educate my students. My students loved it and learned a lot. Thank you!
Lacey Garl –
This was a wonderful resource that my students greatly enjoyed.
Ashley R. –
What a great activity for Memorial Day! My students were definitely engaged while learning about the holiday!