Teachers, we know it's important to help young students grasp the meaning of Veterans Day. Often, they come to us with some misconceptions or no prior knowledge of this important holiday at all! Here are a few important concepts they need to know!
Begin by teaching your students that unlike the names of some other holidays, it's "Veterans Day" with no apostrophe.
Celebrating patriotic holidays in the classroom can be fun, engaging and educational. But where to start? Maybe you need more than a craft or coloring page to help your students understand the meaning of Veterans Day. If so, you will love this Veterans Day Reading Comprehension worksheet to use with your second or third grade students!
No matter what learning activities you do with your class on this day, it would be wonderful if they left the room with five big ideas.
Here are some other quick facts to help your students understand and appreciate the significance of this important day.
- Honoring
All Veterans: Veterans Day celebrates all military veterans, not just
active-duty soldiers.
- History:
It started as Armistice Day for WWI, later expanded to honor veterans from
different wars.
- Recognizing
All Branches: We salute veterans from the Army, Navy, Air Force,
Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
- Not
a focus on War: Veterans Day is about thanking and remembering
those who protected our freedom, not celebrating war.
- Different from Memorial Day: Memorial Day is for those who died in service, while Veterans Day is for all veterans, living and deceased.
