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Veterans' Day Lesson Plans
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Learners explore the meaning behind "The Star-Spangled Banner." For this music lesson, students sing the first verse of the national anthem and watch several performances of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Learners define several vocabulary words and identify the feelings they have when singing the national anthem. Students read about the history leading up to the composing of the national anthem and develop skits to describe those events.
Eleventh graders take a closer look at the weapons used to fight World War I. In this World War I lesson, 11th graders complete a reading assignment, discuss it, and form research groups. Students work in the groups to create timelines that feature the technologies used to fight the war as well as issues that the troops faced.
Students are able to explain the important contribution Maya Lin made to society, write about their definition of a hero, and recognize, appreciate and describe the significance of memorials.
Students examine illustrations and readings about the Vietnam War. They discuss how the images show the theme of death. They write letters to veterans at a local veteran's hospital.
Third graders engage in a lesson that is about the concept of Memorial Day and how it is compared to some of the others in America. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The lesson includes websites in order to guide the young students.
Students interview and take pictures of a Veteran and create a short story of their Veteran. In this Veteran lesson plan, students also bring a photograph of the Veteran while they were in service.
Students decide on which approach to take to the presentation of a new language. They simply put the structure on the board and explain it. They create a situation and elicit the language when the need arises within the situation. They relate approaches to real life situations.
Young scholars discuss the character traits of George Washington Carver. In this George Washington Carver lesson, students read the books or segments of A Picture Book of George Washington Carver, Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy, The Night the Bells Rang, and Mailing May. Young scholars discuss the books and complete two worksheet activities related to the books.
Students locate monuments in their neighborhoods and sketch them. They are shown slides of two modern monuments, the Vietnam Memorial and the Holocaust Monument in Edgewood Park. They read the article in National Geographic, Vol. 167, No. 5, May 1985 on the Vietnam Memorial.
First graders participate in a lesson that is about the Pledge of Allegiance. They explore the original meaning after its reciting in class. Students conduct research with the help of websites provided by the teacher. Then they create their own American flags
