Veterans Day, on November 11, honors everyone who has served in the United States armed forces. It began as Armistice Day, which marked the end of the fighting in World War I at 11 o'clock on November 11, 1918, and was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.
Six pages that read about Veterans Day. Pages 1 to 3 each have a short text and four questions: some to circle, a true or false, and on pages 1 and 2 one to answer in a sentence. Page 1 explains what a veteran is, page 2 how the day began, and page 3 the six branches of the armed forces. Page 4 matches each branch to what it mostly does. Page 5 is a timeline drawn to scale: students read each event's place on the line, write its year from the box of years, then work out how many years apart two events are. Page 6 compares Veterans Day and Memorial Day, then asks how the student will honor a veteran.
Read page 1 aloud together before Veterans Day, and ask whether anyone knows a veteran. Pair page 5 with a class number line, and pair the last question with real cards or letters to veterans in your town.
Read a page together and talk about any veterans in your family. Look for flags and parades on November 11 and talk about what they mean.
Short texts about veterans and how Veterans Day began, from the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. Students answer questions, match the six branches of the armed forces, read a timeline and compare Veterans Day with Memorial Day.
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