Veteran's Day :: 11.11

PBSLearning Media Grades 6-12 :: In honor of Veterans Day coming up on November 11, use this interactive lesson plan to help your students understand the significance of the holiday and the true meaning of sacrifice. These activities will have your students identifying important veterans in their lives, examining an interactive timeline of military history, and studying issues that veterans face today. Explore more

Make a finger puppet parade of pride with these Veterans Day muppets and make these Veterans Day printables into cards or signs by coloring them. 

Grades 3-12 :: Do your students know about the Women’s Army Corps? Created during World War II, the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) was the 150,000-woman branch of the United States Army. With the help of historical footage and an interview with a WAC veteran, you can challenge your students’ perceptions of the traditional roles women have held in the workplace and the military. 

Grades 5-12 :: Here's a Google Form I created with links to History.com for students to explore the Tomb of the Unknown

Students will choose an everyday hero from their own life and build a story or game using code that gives their hero superpowers.