Veteran's Day Lesson Plans\Veteran's Day Thematic Units\Veteran's Day Activities
What
Is Veteran's Day?
Grade
K-8
Students will learn
why Americans celebrate the Veteran's Day holiday. Students will practice
reading comprehension skills.
Source: http://www.teachervision.com
Activities for Veteran's Day Grade All
Several different
ideas for activities and contests for Veteran's Day.
Source: http://www.va.gov
Aligned
Lesson: Veteran's Day
This lesson explores
the concepts: values, culture, and discrimination. Students will develop
an understanding of the role veterans played in our nation’s history and
what veterans have contributed to all of us. They will learn why and how
people celebrate Veteran's Day.
Source:
http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us
Veteran's Day Newspaper
Students will learn
about the Veteran's Day holiday. Students will write a newspaper
summarizing the basic conflict of various wars in American history.
Students will learn about and practice writing newspaper articles.
Source: http://www.teachervision.com
Veteran's Day Wow
Students will be
able to:
1. Understand the events which led to the observance of Veteran's
Day
as a National Holiday.
2. Identify the influence of particular individuals on the events
listed.
3. Locate the places, which relate to these events.
4. Compare and contrast Veteran's Day (Armistice Day) celebrations in
different parts of the world.
Source:
http://www.patriotism.org
Honor a Veteran Through Poetry
Pictures Say A Thousand Words
Illustrate a patriot song through a
student created art slide show for a patriotic holiday event.
Veteran's Day Internet Resources
Veteran's Day
Home page of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Has history of
Veteran's Day, fact sheets, and links to other resources.
Source: http://www.va.gov
Veteran's Day Crafts
Veteran's Day Crafts from DLTK's
Veteran's Day Printables
Veteran's Day Printables from DLTK's
Veteran's Day Clip Art