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Children will identify ways to honor veterans and celebrate Veterans Day.

Vocabulary: armed forces, celebrate, parachutes, parade, patriotic, respect, veterans

Social Studies Focus: Veterans Day

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

• This book uses rhyming text to show children how many veterans might live right in their town.

• Write the word VETERAN on the board. Have kids look around the room, through books, or in the magazine for words that start with those letters.
• Alternately, you can brainstorm words for each letter, for example:
  V - vroom, veteran, violin
  E - Ezra, end, elephant
  T - tree, there, tricks
  E - eleven, exit
  R - ribbon, respect, red
  A - air, are, airplane, Ana
  N - no, nice, nut

• Focus on the word respect from the sidebar. Explain that when you show respect to others, you let them know you think they are important and that you appreciate them.
• Ask, “How can you show respect in our classroom?” (put things away, raise your hand) “How can you show respect at the park and on the playground?” (don’t litter, take turns)

Skill: writing and drawing

Materials: Veterans Day Poster Art skill sheets, markers or crayons, poster board or oaktag

• Make Veterans Day posters to hang in your classroom or in the hallway! If you like, make a few copies of the Veterans Day Poster Art skill sheets. Kids can color the pictures and paste them on the posters for patriotic fl air.
• Kids can also create their own pictures and decorations, as well as write simple phrases like “thank you.” You might also try writing “Happy Veterans Day” in block or bubble letters and having kids color the letters in.