Topic: Military

  • Veterans Day Activities and Write a Thank You Letter to a Soldier

    Veterans Day Activities and Write a Thank You Letter to a Soldier

    Happy Veterans Day! Celebrate this important holiday in the classroom with articles and activities all about Veterans Day, the U.S. Military, and Symbols of the United States.

    What’s inside:
    ✔ All About Veterans Day
    ✔ The Five Branches of the U.S. Armed Forces
    ✔ Symbols of the United States
    ✔ Veterans Day Organizer
    ✔ Symbols of the United States Activity
    ✔ The United States Flag
    ✔ Friendly Letter Templates
    ✔ Thank You Letter Templates
    ✔ Spotlight on Vocabulary
    ✔ Vocabulary Posters

    There are activities and organizers for students to show what they know. This pack can be set up as an activity for centers to celebrate this important holiday.

    This pack includes templates and information about writing a friendly letter to thank a Veteran. This is a great extension activity to honor U.S. Veterans all around the world.

    This pack includes six vocabulary posters with real-life photographs for students to connect to the information. There are several vocabulary activities included too. These colorful posters make an awesome bulletin board in a snap!

    There are three main activities in this pack:
    Vocabulary:
    Introduce the six vocabulary words with the real-life photo posters included. You could post these posters around the classroom and have students travel around to define the words in their flip-flaps that fit nicely inside their science notebooks. There is a Spotlight on Vocabulary. These colorful posters make an awesome bulletin board display too!

    Reading:
    Next, have students read the informational articles all about spiders, the life cycle of a spider and more. Read the case studies where they will learn about Black Widows, Wolf Spiders, and Tarantulas. There are organizers for each type of spider to reinforce learning.

    Activities:
    ✔ Comparing All Three Spiders (Cut-n-Sort Activity with Hidden Words)
    ✔ Black Widows Fact Wheel
    ✔ Wolf Spider Fact Wheel
    ✔ Tarantulas Fact Wheel
    ✔ Labels the Parts of a Spider
    ✔ All about Spiders Fact or Opinion
    ✔ Life Cycle of a Spider Diagram
    ✔ PLUS a 5-page Spiders Flip Booklet