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Remembrance Activities



HOW MANY?

Complete each of the equations to find the answers to fill in the blanks.

100 - 10 + 6 - 2 =

a)  _____ Canadians have been awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery.

2 x 12 / 4 =

b)  There are _____ Books of Remembrance in the Memorial Chamber in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, Ottawa.

200,000 - 100,000 + 10,000 =

c)  They contain the names of over _____ Canadians who lost their lives while serving our country in war.

1000 + 1000 - 100 + 57 =

d)  Lester B. Pearson, Canada's 14th Prime Minister, won the Nobel Peace Prize in _____


HIDDEN MESSAGE

Follow the steps to find the hidden message.

A B C D E
1 U N P O 6
2 V 2 E F 4
3 M B 6 12 E
4 8 14 10 E 16
5 15 R W 1 1
  1. Cross out the vowels in columns A and E.
  2. Cross out the consonants in columns C and D.
  3. Cross out the even numbers in rows 2 and 4.
  4. Cross out the multiples of 3 in rows 1, 3 and 5.
  5. Fill the blanks with the leftover numbers and letters in the same order as they appear in the chart.

Remembrance Day: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __  __ __



MATCH UP

Match up the things in each row that belong together.

Peacekeeping
First World War
Second World War
Korean War
1950-1953
1939-1945
1914-1918
Nobel Peace Prize 1988
Vimy Ridge
Kapyong
Rwanda
Dieppe
 
Updated: 1999-10-31