{"id":834,"date":"2025-10-20T15:44:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T19:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=834"},"modified":"2025-10-20T15:35:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T19:35:20","slug":"ten-interesting-facts-veterans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=834","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Day Activities for Upper Elementary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"834\" class=\"elementor elementor-834\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7de0091 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7de0091\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d5f36d\" data-id=\"5d5f36d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4522fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4522fa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71b837b\" data-id=\"71b837b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-92799a2\" data-id=\"92799a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b77033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b77033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ten-Interesting-Facts-Veterans-Day.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13654\" alt=\"Ten Interesting Facts Veterans Day\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ten-Interesting-Facts-Veterans-Day.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ten-Interesting-Facts-Veterans-Day-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ten-Interesting-Facts-Veterans-Day-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ten-Interesting-Facts-Veterans-Day-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ten-Interesting-Facts-Veterans-Day-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ten-Interesting-Facts-Veterans-Day-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f0d73a\" data-id=\"3f0d73a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7930167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7930167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Every November, I <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">like to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> take a <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">little time<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> with my students to pause and honor the sacrifices of veterans.<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Veterans Day is <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">an important<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> holiday, but it can also <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">feel tricky<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to teach in elementary classrooms.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> The good news? <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">lots of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> ways to connect Veterans <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Day<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to reading, writing, and critical thinking without losing sight of its deeper <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">meaning<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here are <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">six Veterans Day activities<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that work well for upper elementary classrooms and fit neatly into a language arts block.<\/span><\/p><h3>Lesson Handout<\/h3><p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><p>All printables needed to complete the activities in this post are included in the handout. 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.elementor-divider__text{direction:rtl}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-divider,.e-con>.elementor-widget-divider{width:var(--container-widget-width,100%);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-873dc15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"873dc15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">6 Veteran&#8217;s Day Activities\u00a0<\/h2><h3>Activity #1 &#8211; Why Do We Celebrate Veterans&#8217; Day?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-015792a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"015792a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fd7153\" data-id=\"1fd7153\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada4116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ada4116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/seasonal\/veterans-day\/veterans-day-activities-for-the-classroom-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Veterans Day Activities for Upper Elementary Students\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd44d2d\" data-id=\"dd44d2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5324884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5324884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A great way to kick off your Veterans Day lesson is with a short reading passage that <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">gives<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> students <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the big picture<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span> <em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWhy Do We Celebrate Veterans Day?\u201d<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> introduces the history of the holiday, explains how <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">it\u2019s celebrated<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and emphasizes <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">why it\u2019s meaningful<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. This opening activity works well as a shared read-aloud, independent reading, or even a partner read. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">gives<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> students <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">important<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> background knowledge and sets the stage for more focused activities, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">like<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> analyzing traditions, creating thank-you projects, or learning about individual veterans.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6004dfd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6004dfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-470120e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"470120e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0910dc\" data-id=\"c0910dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1200372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1200372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #2 \u2013\u00a0 Veterans Day Fact &amp; Opinion Sort<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e4007d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e4007d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d995ce\" data-id=\"5d995ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f65f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2f65f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/seasonal\/veterans-day\/veterans-day-activities-for-the-classroom-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Fact vs Opinion Sort\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8c540c\" data-id=\"e8c540c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c8f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11c8f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Start with a handful of Veterans Day facts. (For example: <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Veterans Day is always on November 11<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, or <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">President Eisenhower signed the bill making Veterans Day official in 1954.<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">) Mix these with statements that are opinions. (<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Veterans Day is the most important holiday of the year,<\/span><\/em> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">or<\/span> <em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Every<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> family should attend a parade.<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">)<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Students can sort the cards into \u201cfact\u201d or <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201copinion.\u201d Then, challenge them to write their own fact\/opinion statements to add to the mix. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d67e38 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3d67e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d990d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d990d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #3 \u2013 The Tomb of the Unknowns<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-548995c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"548995c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8cbe0c\" data-id=\"b8cbe0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2dc98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a2dc98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/seasonal\/veterans-day\/veterans-day-activities-for-the-classroom-3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Veterans Day Activities for Upper Elementary Students\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5740ae\" data-id=\"e5740ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb7b86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcb7b86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><p>The Tomb of the Unknowns, located at Arlington National Cemetery, is a powerful symbol of sacrifice and honor. To bring this to life for your students, I created a short reading passage paired with comprehension questions. The passage mixes surprising details (like how the guard takes exactly 21 steps before turning) with just enough history to keep things meaningful without overwhelming.<\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d16a9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"51d16a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3cb56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e3cb56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #4 \u2013 Picture Book Connections<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e014aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e014aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f7e621\" data-id=\"0f7e621\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a170436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a170436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/seasonal\/veterans-day\/veterans-day-activities-for-the-classroom-5.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Veterans Day Activities for Upper Elementary Students\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dee514e\" data-id=\"dee514e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd6140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fd6140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Veterans Day picture books can be powerful springboards for reading and writing. Here are a few classroom favorites:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Wall<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> by Eve Bunting<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u2013 A moving story about a boy and his father visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.<br \/><\/span>\u2192 Activity: After reading, students write a journal entry as if they were leaving a message at the memorial.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553955e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"553955e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">America\u2019s White Table<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> by Margot Theis Raven<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u2013 This heartwarming nonfiction story of friendship and service explains the tradition of the \u201cmissing man table\u201d to honor fallen soldiers.<br \/><\/span>\u2192 Activity: Students create their own symbolic \u201cthank you\u201d objects and write a short paragraph explaining their meaning.<\/li><li><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, and a Miracle<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> by Brian Dennis<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u2013 An uplifting nonfiction story about the bond between a soldier and a dog.<br \/><\/span>\u2192 Activity: Students summarize the story in a comic strip, highlighting how loyalty and friendship connect to service.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8624255 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8624255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f756ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f756ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #5 \u2013 Veterans Day Thank-You Writing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a87acdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a87acdb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-29bd252\" data-id=\"29bd252\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260c762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"260c762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=2PqQkskHW3g&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bookunitsteacher.com\\\/seasonal\\\/veterans-day\\\/veterans-day-video.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Veterans Day - Video Lesson&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;url&quot;},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Provide sentence starters if needed:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thank you fo<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">r\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Because of your service, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Your sacrifice mean<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">s\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f28b94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f28b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students can write actual letters for a local veterans\u2019 organization, or fictional thank-you notes to \u201can unknown soldier\u201d for a writing center display.<\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For a twist, turn this into <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">poetry writing<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. An acrostic poem with the word VETERAN, or a cinquain about \u201chero,\u201d works beautifully and gives students another creative option.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c93e91 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8c93e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cafa6cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cafa6cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #6 \u2013 Veterans Day Sequencing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5983503 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5983503\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3569954\" data-id=\"3569954\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b80595a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b80595a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/seasonal\/veterans-day\/veterans-day-activities-for-the-classroom-4.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Veterans Day Activities for Upper Elementary Students\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-36672d7\" data-id=\"36672d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b1ef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19b1ef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Provide students with a scrambled timeline of Veterans Day milestones (Armistice Day, President Eisenhower\u2019s proclamation, the holiday date changes, etc.).<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Students work to put the events in order, then use transition words (<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">first, next, meanwhile, as a result<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">) to retell the story of how Veterans Day became a holiday.<\/span><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721cbeb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"721cbeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e3c5fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e3c5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #4a474b; font-family: Comfortaa, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Veterans Day is more than a history lesson; it\u2019s a chance to connect reading, writing, and reflection with real-world meaning. Whether your students are sorting fact from opinion or writing heartfelt thank-you notes, these activities provide them with language arts practice while honoring the people who have served.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #4a474b; font-family: Comfortaa, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you\u2019d like even more fall activities for upper elementary &#8211; like sequencing cards, inference riddles, interactive games, and persuasive writing handouts &#8211; they\u2019re waiting for you inside my Fall Vault.<\/span><span style=\"color: #4a474b; font-family: Comfortaa, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> You\u2019ll receive the username and password when you sign up for<\/span><span style=\"color: #4a474b; font-family: Comfortaa, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0my newsletter.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e8d4f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"82e8d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hidden-thunder-859.myflodesk.com\/kwh6kpsp92\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-key\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Access To The Fall Vault.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f4c9de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f4c9de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22d0cce\" data-id=\"22d0cce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9326b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9326b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"644\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2320\" alt=\"Gay Miller\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png 644w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-600x637.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86cf64d\" data-id=\"86cf64d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every November, I like to take a little time with my students to pause and honor the sacrifices of veterans. 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