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Children will identify things that can be seen at a Veterans Day parade.

Vocabulary: military, patriotic, silent, uniform

Social Studies Focus: Veterans Day

  1. Watch a Video:

    Thank You, Veterans

     

  2. Read the Issue:

    Here Come the Veterans!

     

  3. Review Vocabulary Words:

    military, patriotic, silent, uniform

     

  4. Play a Game:

    Parade Patterns

    Skill: patterning

     

  5. Complete Skill Sheets

    Show What You Know

    Skill: comprehension
     

    Veterans Day Parade Find It

    Skill: visual discrimination
     

    V Is for Veteran

    Skill: alphabet knowledge

     

  6. Lesson Boosters

  • Paired Text: Hero Mom by Melinda Hardin

     

  • Shared Writing:

    Thank Your Local Veterans

     

  • Scavenger Hunt: 

    What Starts With V?

     

  • Hands-on Activity:

    Have Your Own Parade!

     

  • More Extension Ideas From Our Archives: See the digital issue page to get your packet!

     

CCSS (and states that have similar standards): RI.K.1 key details, RI.K.4 vocabulary, RF.K.3.A letters and sounds, RL.K.1 key details (literature), W.K.1 writing

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

Paired Text: Hero Mom by Melinda Hardin

  • In this simple book, children are introduced to different military moms and the jobs they do.

Shared Writing: Thank Your Local Veterans

  • As a class, write a thank-you letter to veterans on chart paper. You can thank them for being strong, doing brave things, and helping to keep our country safe. Let kids come up to write individual letters or words as they are able.
  • When the letter is finished, roll it up and tie it with a ribbon. Deliver it to your local VA to brighten the veterans’ days!

Scavenger Hunt: V

  • V is for veteran! Together, find and circle words that have the letter v in them. Read the words aloud. Which words have the v sound at the beginning, and which have it at the end?

Hands-on Activity: Have Your Own Parade!

Skill: apply knowledge

Materials: poster board, markers, cardboard boxes, variety of art materials

  • Have your own Veterans Day parade around the school! Kids can make posters and signs with patriotic stickers and decorations.
  • Kids can also make homemade “floats”! Just decorate carboard boxes with red, white, and blue art materials (streamers, pom-poms, tissue). Put a stuffed animal inside and attach a string handle for pulling.
  • On the day of the parade, kids can dress in red, white, and blue. Have kids march down the hall with their signs and floats as you play patriotic music on your phone!