Here are resources you may find helpful for classroom studies and activities. Each district media center has additional material that will support your classroom lessons. Please contact a media staff person for help.
***The United States Department of Veterans Affairs Teacher Guide
https://department.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-Veterans-DayTeachersGuide-Sept-5.pdf
***The History of Veterans Day
https://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp
***Primary source sets from the Library of Congress (LOC) -
Veterans' Stories: The Veterans History Project and Veterans' Stories: Struggles for Participation veterans tell their stories firsthand through interviews, diaries, and photographs. With teacher guides and analysis tools plus links to Lessons Plans and Presentations on many topics.
***The high school media center has the Ken Burns' PBS series, The War.
***The History Channel has videos and photo galleries related to Veterans Day:
www.history.com/topics/holidays/history-of-veterans-day
***From NEA - Veterans Day in the Classroom K-12
https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/tools-tips/veterans-day-classroom
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