Make a peace tree
Age group: 5 - 18
Lesson duration: 30 Minutes
It’s easy to make a peace tree with your class or group!
You can use a wall, a bulletin board or even a holiday tree to recognize Veterans in your community or remember fallen Canadians.
Create
Use your imagination to make a personalized peace tree in your classroom, in the hallway, in the library or in the community room.
Looking for decorating inspiration? Here are some ideas to get you started:
- Cut out and colour poppies
- Watch the DIY Peace Doves step-by-step video, then cut out and colour peace doves
- Watch the video How to fold origami peace cranes, then make your own peace cranes
- Print out maple leaf cards and write:
- the names of Veterans or fallen you want to remember,
- your own name as a promise to remember on maple leaf cards, or
- messages of remembrance.
Hang these symbols of peace and remembrance on your tree as a symbol of recognition and remembrance.
For deeper learning
Help youth put a face on remembrance by pairing creation of your peace tree with a research activity. Honour fallen service members by completing one of our remembrance dog tag activities or choose a name from the Canadian Virtual War Memorial. Students could also interview Veterans in your community, welcome a Veteran speaker, or research names on your local cenotaph.
Remember and recognize
Show Veterans and military family members from your community that you care by inviting them to see your peace tree. Add their names or the names of those they love to the tree.
Share photographs of your peace tree during Veterans' Week, or anytime during the year, on social media using #CanadaRemembers.
Mission Recognition
Join the mission to recognize Canada's Veterans! Find more hands-on activities to recognize Veterans in your community!