Megan Slight

Holiday Lesson Plan: Peace Officers Memorial Day

Grade: Kindergarten
Student learner objectives:
Students will learn about a holiday honoring fallen or disabled peace officers.
Students will read a story about peace officers.
Students will determine the shapes they see in street signs.
Students will play a street sign matching game.
Students will create a paper towel tube stoplight.
Students will trace the letter P.
Students will count the number of fingerprints.
Students will make simple patterns.
Students will identify color words.
Students will match uppercase and lowercase letters.
Students will complete a tracing activity.
Students will sing Im a Police Officer
Materials:
-Police Officers Help Us by Aaron R. Murray
-A Day in the Life of a Police Officer by Heather Adamson
-I Want to be a Police Officer by Dan Liebman
-Paper towel tubes
-Red, green, yellow construction paper
-Scissors
-Glue
-Ink Pad
-Crayons
-Pencil
Curricular Connections:
Math,Writing, Music, Art, Reading
Procedure:
1. Discuss Peace Officers Memorial Day
2. Read the story Police Officers Help Us (Reading)
3. Discuss ways in which Police Officers help people
4. Start the Lapbook- students color the policeman for the front cover (art)
5. Discuss how Police Officers help catch bad guys. Complete tracing activity.
(writing, fine motor)
6. Students will trace the letter P. (Writing)
7. Discuss traffic safety.
8. Students determine the shapes in street signs. Play a street sign matching game.
9. Students create paper towel tube street light. Students cut out red, green, and
yellow circles, then glue onto tube. (Art)
10. Students will count the number of fingerprints. (Math)
11. Students will make simple patterns with Police Officers and magnifying glasses.
12. Students will identify color words and color the corresponding police hat. (Art)

13. Students will match upper and lowercase letters. (Reading)

14. Students will sing Im a Police Officer
Song Lesson: (Music)

Im a Police Officer
Tune: Im a Little Teapot
Im a Police Officer
Dressed in Blue.
If you have a problem,
Ill help you.
Call me on the phone
At 911,
And Ill be coming
On the run!

Procedure for teaching the song:

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This song very simply desribes the job of a police officer.

What else do Police Officers do? How can they help you?
Sing Im a Little Teapot
Hum the tune of Im a Little Teapot
Introduce the words to Im a Police Officer
Post the words on the board.
Sing Im a Police Officer

Teaching Tips/Information:
1. Peace Officers Memorial Day is held annually on May 15. This day is in honor of
federal, state, and local officers killed or injured in the line of duty. It is observed
during Police Week.
2. It is an observance, not a federal holiday. Many businesses and communities will
lower their flags to half staff.
3. The Fraternal Order of Police and its Auxillary organizes a national memorial
service on this day. The service is followed by the placement of a memorial
wreath at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington DC.
4. Came into effect on October 1, 1961. Congress asked president John F Kennedy
to honor law enforcement on May 15. He signed the bill on October 1, 1961.