Veterans Day
Here are a few sites that I have used to discuss Veterans Day. ENJOY!
The first is a website that offers various Powerpoints on Veteran’s Day.
VA Kids has a nice word jumble game. This works well on the SMARTBoard since you click and drag the letters to complete the game.
Education World has a basic webquest of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It asks students to explore the Unknown Soldier website and then answer 5 questions.
The History Channel offers a video on the History of Veteran’s Day (3:32 minutes).Plays well in full screen mode on the SMARTBoard. There are several other videos in the playlist that discuss various aspects of Veterans. The Story of Veterans Day (21:05 minutes) is particularly good. There also is an interesting “Did You Know” page that offers interesting facts regarding Veterans.
EL Civics has a very nice short explanation of the histry and origin of Veterans Day, complete with pictures.
Larry Ferlazzo also has an excellent resource page, listing several sources to find information on Veterans Day.
