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This page offers a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using a list of 18 words related to Veterans Day. It also provides an extensive list of 327 more words for Veterans Day.
Read Works
Read Works: Fly Our Flag for Veterans Day
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage explains the significance of Veterans Day. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
Read Works
Read Works: A Day for Veterans
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Veterans Day. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Veterans Day Teaching Theme
Teaching your class about Veterans Day? Be sure to check out Teachnology's collection of resources to enhance your lessons with new lesson plans, worksheets, activities and much more.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Veterans Day
We thank all the people who served our country in the military on Veterans Day. Do you know a veteran? The Library of Congress has pictures and facts to fill you in.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Lesson Plan: Veterans Day and the Meaning of Sacrifice
Use this PBS NewsHour Classroom lesson plan to help learners explore the challenges facing our nation's veterans today, including mental health issues and long wait lines for treatment.
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heels Reader: Veterans Day
Take a look at the special ways the United States veterans are remembered on Veteran's Day every November.
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reader: Days Honoring People
There are two holidays which occur every year designed to honor those men and women who offered service in the United States military. Memorial Day, in May, honors those who died serving their country. Veterans Day honors all of those...
Other
Detroit Historical Society: Armistice Day
Describes the first Armistice Day on November 11, 1918. It also explains how Armistice Day was established as a holiday and changed to Veterans Day.
Other
Uss Liberty: November 11, Veterans Day, Remembrance Day, Armistice
Here's a site that has a little of everything about Veterans' Day. Find the history, related websites, the poem "In Flanders Fields," Flag etiquette, and pictures of war posters.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Veterans Day
Kids learn about Veterans Day. The history and facts about this holiday that honors the brave men and women who have served in the armed forces.
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada: A Day of Remembrance
This resource explains the reasons for a day dedicated to recalling the sacrifices of Canada's soldiers. Direct web links take students to pages that explain in concise language "Why Remember", "Whom Do We Remember", "What Should We...
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veteran Affairs Canada: Normandy 1944 Canada Remembers
Established in coordination with the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, Veteran Affairs Canada provides fact sheets, images, and 5 classroom-friendly activities that celebrate and honour Canada's contribution on the beaches of Normandy.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: This Memorial Day Remember Our Fallen Heroes
Article reports on the history and significance of Memorial Day. Includes video.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Patriotic Celebration of Veterans
Students will gain an understanding of the significance and meaning of National Veterans Day, the unique founder of the organization and the history created in Birmingham, Alabama for veterans across America. Students will recognize the...
Library of Congress
Loc: Veterans History Project
A collection, sponsored by the Library of Congress, of stories and experiences of veterans "while they are still among us." Students can also interview a veteran using the Project Kit supplied. Choose: How to participate in the Project...
Library of Congress
Loc: Experiencing War: Stories From the Veterans History Project
The Library of Congress has gathered many stories from veterans of American Wars, including World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the First Iraq War, and the war on terror. Photos, audio interviews, and manuscripts accompany most of the...
US Department of Veterans Affairs
U.s. Department of Veteran Affairs: History of Memorial Day
This government resources gives an in-depth description of the history of Memorial Day. Includes details of the first celebration of Memorial Day in 1868.
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada: Valentines for Vets
Send Canada's veterans valentines to show your gratitude for their sacrifices and achievements. Included are sample valentines, tips and message ideas and instructions for sending the valentines.
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veteran Affairs Canada: Normandy 1944 Canada Remembers
Established in coordination with the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, Veteran Affairs Canada provides fact sheets, images, and activities that celebrate and honour Canada's contribution on the beaches of Normandy.
PBS
Pbs: National Memorial Day Concert
A colorful and detail-filled site regarding the history, individuals, and stories that culminate in the annual National Memorial Day Concert celebration in front of the nation's capitol. Links from this site will create a rich...
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada: D Day
Examines with clarity and conciseness the role Canadian soldiers played in D-Day.
Library of Congress
Loc: Veterans History Project, Last World War I Veteran
Listening to audio files and watching video clips of people who have fought in wars gives students a feel for the day to day life of a soldier. Frank Woodruff Buckles died in February, 2011. He was the last known World War I soldier....
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
A brief site that gives information about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Canada.
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