Veterans Day Lesson Plans
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- Honoring
Our Veterans Through Poetry Prewriting- This lesson supports
sixth- through eighth-grade students' exploration of multiple
Web resources to gather and synthesize information, and to create
and communicate this information through poetry.
- Is
All Fair in War?- "In this lesson, students investigate
issues of race in the military by examining current and historic
examples."
- Memorial
Day: Graphing Our History of Sacrifice- Using an online graphing
tool to graph America's history of war dead helps students understand
the significance of Memorial Day.
- Memorial
Day Shoebox Parade- Students create a timeline of U.S. conflict
and a Shoebox Memorial Day Parade to commemorate soldiers who
fought for freedom.
- Living
Vietnam Memorials- "In this lesson, students examine
the Vietnam War from first-hand accounts, both in Vietnam and
on the home front."
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Cyber-Starters,
Holidays
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| Focuses on the following holidays:
Martin Luther King, Groundhog Day, Presidents’ Day, St. Patrick’s
Day, Earth Day, Easter, Arbor Day, Flag Day, Columbus Day, Veterans’
Day, Thanksgiving, Winter, Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. |
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Graphic
Organizers: Classroom
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| Contains 30 graphic organizers
that will assist K-12 teachers to help students be strategic
learners in any content area. |
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- Patriotic
Song Puzzles- A fun puzzle.
- Public Memories-
Ask students to contribute to a list of ways we remember public or civic
events.
- The
Human Costs of War- "In this lesson students will first explore
the notion of a civilian cost to armed warfare."
- The
Korean War- "First-person accounts of the Korean War make the
long-ago and almost forgotten war come alive."
- The
Normandy Invasion- Looks at the significant psychological costs
of war.
- The
Wall Inspires Letters to Veterans- Eve Bunting's The Wall inspires
students to write letters to veterans at local veterans' hospitals.
- The
Wounds of War- "In this lesson, students examine how the lives
of civilians who experience war are forever changed."
- Thinking
About Our Troops- This lesson offers a handful of way in which kids
can connect with American soldiers serving around the world.
- Vietnam
Once Again- "In this lesson, students share what they know
about the Vietnam War before examining how the war was viewed and discussed
by people who lived during that period."
- Veteran's
Day Crafts, Projects, and Printouts
- Veterans
Day Newspaper- "Students will write a newspaper summarizing
the basic conflict of various wars in American history."
- Veterans
Day Observance- "To present activities to be used at a variety
of grade levels and classroom situations in order to enhance student
understanding of the Veterans Day observance."
- Veteran's
Day Project Ideas- A series of ideas for various content areas.
- Veterans
Day Wow- A series of useful activity ideas.
- Veterans
in My Family- "To create a visual of students' family members
who are/were veterans."
- War
and Remembrance- "In this lesson, students explore the controversy
surrounding the ban of Nazi memorabilia and other hate-related artifacts
from online auction sites. "
- What
Is Veterans Day?- "Students will learn why Americans celebrate
the Veterans Day holiday."
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