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Webliography
Veterans Day
Veterans' Day Crafts
enchantedlearning.com/crafts/veterans/
Enchanted Learning does it again; this time with a page of Veterans' Day crafts, projects and printouts. Look here for simple directions to nine activities, including how to make a paper star that can stand by itself on a table, make a pinwheel from paper, a pencil and a pushpin and make a little US flag from craft sticks. And be sure to explore the links to related sites. Access to Enchanted Learning is still free but they ask for your support.
Curriculum Ideas
education-world.com/a_curr/curr288.shtml
Education World's curriculum article on Veteran's Day is packed with thoughtful ways for elementary and middle school students to celebrate Veterans Day; invite a veteran to be a special guest in your classroom, actions that promote peace, the text of Share McRae's famous poem, “In Flanders Fields” for choral reading, and links to a bevy of other ideas. These ideas are definitely for classrooms that are ready to consider, interact, discuss, interpret, analyze and otherwise engage in higher-level thinking.
Activities to Honor Heroes
teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6674.phtml
Teachervision.com's Web site about Veterans Day is a rich repository of printable sheets, language arts and social studies classroom activities, plus loads of references. Look here for Activities to Honor Heroes, Patriotic Songs, Patriotic Art Activities, Symbols of the United States and much more.
Links for Veterans Day
vickiblackwell.com/memorial.html
Vicki Blackwell gathers a tremendous links page leading to information and classroom activities for Veterans/Remembrance Day. Look here for puzzles, flag etiquette, art projects, lesson plans and the history of Veterans Day.
Poems and Rhymes
apples4theteacher.com/holidays/veterans-day/poems-rhymes/
Children's Veterans Day poems and rhymes for kids. Many by Roger Robicheau.
For Children
military.com/veteransday/Celebrate_Kids.htm
Military.com suggests, "Ways to Celebrate Veterans Day with Your Children."
Quotations
poemofquotes.com/quotes/veterans-day.php
Quotes appropriate for Veterans Day. "In war, there are no unwounded soldiers." --Jos/ Narosky
Ecards
bluemountain.com/category.pd?path=35689
Free ecards you can send for Veterans Day.
Kid Scoop Activity Pages: Veterans Day
Understanding the meaning behind national holidays and symbols helps students grow as responsible citizens as they learn about the history of our nation. Veterans' Day is a time to understand and appreciate the human cost and sacrifice that is part of living in a democracy. It reminds us to pause, reflect and say thank you for those who came before. Learn more about it with these activity pages!
