Remember D-Day – June 6th. The Battle of Normandy, in France, occurred in June 1944 during World War II. Have you ever visited Western Europe? Did you know?

• The fight, codenamed Operation Overlord, began on D-Day, June 6, 1944
• On this day, 156,000 American, British, and Canadian troops landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast
• The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults
• By late August 1944, the Allies had freed all of northern France
• It ended in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany
• President Roosevelt’s humble prayer united Americans
• Poppy flowers are a symbol to remember veterans

Homeschoolers/Parents/Educators: Sketch/color an illustration. Theme: other places. Read or listen to: Tom Thumb: in Learning to Read: Favorite Fairy Tales (Kindle/audiobook/paperback). What places did Tom visit? Put these words in alphabetical order: veteran, soldier, pledge, allegiance, freedom, travel. List three facts about D-Day. Write about a place you want to visit. Say a prayer for a soldier or veteran. Say thank you to a soldier or veteran. Recite the Pledge of Allegiance. (Skills: identification, comprehension, creativity, appreciation, patriotism)