(We go outside if weather permitting or take our measuring to the hallway if it is too cold.) While I am teaching this lesson, each of my colleagues is teaching their classes a short lesson on a different branch of the military. Each year, I teach a short 15-minute focused lesson about the Navy. This lesson includes a brief overview of the Navy, how Naval ships are named, and a hands-on measuring activity that has the kids working in groups using meter tape to measure the lengths of different Naval ships. Instead of doing all the lesson planning on your own, collaborate with your grade-level partner teachers. One way to have focused Veterans Day lessons is to plan lessons about each military branch. Students love to learn about our country's Military, its history, and our Veterans. To further help students understand a day in the life of our military men and women, and the sacrifices they make, read aloud the picture book H is for Honor* the week of Veterans Day. Teacher Tip: Be sure to hold on to this Venn diagram and bring it back out again when Memorial Day comes around and revisit this conversation with your students. This lends itself perfectly to discussing how a Veteran is someone who is honored on Veterans Day and the grandfather who died in the war, is honored on Memorial Day. While at the Wall, the young boy sees an injured veteran. This book tells the story of a man and his son looking for the grandfather's name on the Wall in Washington DC that honors military men and women who died in the Vietnam War.
You can complete this organizer through information you share in your discussions, reading informational text on the two different holidays, or after a read aloud of the book, The Wall* , written by Even Bunting. Comparing and Contrasting Veterans Day and Memorial Day I always start discussing Veterans Day by comparing and contrasting it to Memorial Day using a large chart paper size Venn diagram. With such varied experiences, I have found that I still rely on the same three activities to help students truly understand what Veterans Day is all about.ġ.
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