Links of Interest | Poems | Multi-Media | Interactive

• " Soldier" - A Special Tribute - Free downloads to the video and song "Soldier". Written and produced by Canadian born Singer-Songwriter, Shawn Hlookoff. Check out his website for these resources. Can be under "Soldier" link.
• WarMuseum.ca - Canadian War Museum, Canada's National Museum of Military History - Features Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War, Vimy Ridge and a Teacher's Page. Check out the Remembrance Day Toolkit. This site is provides artifacts, letters, post cards, journals, photographs, audio clips, war art (Under: From the Collections of the Canadian War Museum).
• Veteran Affairs Canada Home Page
  • Veteran Affairs Canada - Youth & Educators Site - Full of interactive activities (virtual tours of Vimy Ridge), teacher resources, and additional links.
• A Day of Remembrance - Veteran Affairs Canada
• Native Soldiers - Veterans Affairs Canada
  • Native Soldiers - Foreign Battlefields - A 54 page PDF document
• FREE Educational Remebrance Day Resources
• Also see Teachers' Resources page - for Veterans Week Educational Resources, First and Second World War Learning Modules, Korean Webquest and more....
• The Royal Canadian Legion - contains awesome resources, including a 46 page Teacher Resource Guide to open or download and background information about "poppies."
• CBC News Indepth - Remembrance Day - Background on Remembrance Day, links to photo galleries and related articles.
• Remembrances: Canada and the Second World War - from the Virtual Museum of Canada - explore Canada's role during the Second World War, challenge your knowledge of Canadian history or gain a new perspective through a 3D virtual tour of a Corvette. Also available in French.
• Learn more about John McCrae and read a story about a woman's reaction to "Flanders Fields" when she learned it through song shortly after it was written. (Notice there are more links to visit in the navigation bar on your left). Including, Dad's Away - A touching account of what life as a soldier is like from a family's perspective.
• A Memory Project - A comprehensive site with a section on Peace and War. Available in both French and English.

Poems:

• Remembrance Day Poems - From CanTeach -suitable for younger students.
• Remembrance Day - A site containing many valuable links for teachers and students, including a poem entitled Reply to Flanders Field - suitable for a school-wide presentation.

Multimedia:

• Soldier - A video tribute to Canadian Forces Personnel. Written and produced by Canadian born Singer-Songwriter, Shawn Hlookoff. Go to the link entitled "Soldier".
• Military Heritage Vignette Series - These two-minute vignettes, produced by the War Amps, provide a glimpse into our unique Canadian military heritage.
• CBC Archives - Conflict and War - Clips from the archives of CBC Radio and Television, along with educational activities presented to complement topics on this website.
• A movie clip from Saskatchewan Stories website: Howard Anderson a WWII Veteran. Howard Anderson served in the Canadian army in World War II. Today, he is the Grand Chief of the Saskatchewan First Nations Veteran's Association. This organization recognizes and honours veterans for their contribution, bravery, loyalty, suffering and courage during the war.
• Remember Me: Local War Heroes and Memorials - this is a fully automated presentation. Right click the title above, select Save Target As, and indicate where you would like to save this presentation. If your machine has DeepFreeze, make sure you save this file to your own drive. It takes a while to download (can be as long as twenty minutes). Once on your hard drive, double click the file name and the program will launch. Hit esc to exit at any time. (12 minutes)
• Histori!ca - Linked directly to a Heritage Minute about John McCrea. There are also 2 lessons plans that follow this clip for intermediate and secondary students.
• Music "The Green Fields of France" sung by June Tabor. Have older students analyze the lyrics to this song. Download the music (Right Click-Save Target As) - To just listen - click on the link and wait for it to begin - be patient). Print the lyrics. (Used Courtesy of Heritage of the Great War - more music selections available - PREVIEW FIRST)

Interactive

• Over the Top - An Interactive Adventure - Experience life in the trenches during the First World War. Over the Top is based on the real-life experiences of Canadians who lived and died in the trenches during the First World War. Available in both French and English.
• Interactive Word Search - do it on the computer or print it out and take it away.