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Veterans Day is November 11
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My Veterans Day Activity Booklet!By Tech Girl
This is a Fact Reader and Activity Booklet that the students can complete and then save as a wonderful Keepsake! Full of great Literacy and Writing Activities!
Resources @ Other Sites
Veterans Day Art Project
Grades Preschool-2. Students sponge-paint a soldier (pictured, left) and it is displayed next to a photo of him/her holding a flag. mrskarensclass.blogspot.com
Remembrance Day or Veteran’s Day Activities
Grades Preschool-3. Crafts, coloring pages, games, printables and worksheets for honoring the memory of our veterans. www.dltk-holidays.com
Veterans Day Biographical Poems
Grades 3-12. Complete each of the following lines of the poem to describe a soldier. www.readwritethink.org
Honoring Our Veterans Through Poetry
Grade Level(s): 6-8. Students will: Effectively use their reading skills to identify main ideas and accurately record information from numerous resources,develop content-rich notes to use for a poetry writing assignment, and learn about the origins of holidays and cultural practices in the United States. www.readwritethink.org
Lest We Forget
Grade Level(s): 6-8, 9-12. Information to help students understand a day of remembrance. Includes background information, classroom activities, Veterans Day trivia, and more. www.umkc.edu
Veterans Day Lesson Plans
Several activities and songs for Veterans Day and showing patriotism. lessonplanspage.com
- Veteran’s Day Story and Comprehension Activities
Lesson uses the book “Granddad Bud – A Veterans Day Story” (Grades 1-4) - Patriotic Song Puzzles
Make puzzles out of the words from patriotic songs (Grades 2-6) - Music of the Armed Forces
This game helps students learn about songs of the armed forces in a fun way. (Grades 3-5) - Our Veterans Wall
Students write about anyone they know that has served in the armed forces and put them on display. (Grades 3-12) - Historical Monument Art
Students make sunset silhouettes of historical monuments in this Veteran’s Day/Memorial Day art lesson. (Grade 5) - Letters to Soldiers
Students write letters to soldiers and apply critical thinking to the subject of war. (Grades 6-12) - Pocket Poems
Send “Pocket Poems” to our troops. (Grade 10) - Adopt-A-Vet (All grades)
Veteran Guest Speakers
Contact information for scheduling a veteran as a guest speaker at your school. va.gov
Locate a VA Facility Near You
Locate a VA facility where you can send cards and letters. va.gov
