Veterans Day
Storytime Video
The Wall
This video, available on Discovery Education, is based on the children's book written by Eve Bunting and illustrated by Ronald Himler. "A boy and his father come to Washington, D.C., to visit the Vietnam Memorial and find the boy's grandfather listed on the wall." Grade(s) K-2 You will need a Discovery Education username and password to access these resources. |
FCS Provided Resources
Discovery Education
Veterans Day Virtual Viewing Party November 9, 2017 | 1:00PM ET #CelebrateWithDE and explore the history of Veterans Day, a federal holiday observed on November 11th every year. With this virtual viewing party, your students will explore the importance of the origins of the holiday in the Armistice Agreement of World War I and learn about the traditions observed on Veterans Day |
Gale Kids InfoBits
Kids InfoBits is a content-rich, authoritative, easy-to-use resource featuring age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of educational topics. |
Gale U.S. History In Context
U.S. History in Context offers authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images. |
Discovery Education
Discovery Education has curated images, videos, and lesson plans for use in all grade levels. You will need a Discovery Education username and password to access these resources. |
Additional Resources
The Greatest Sacrifice – A Lesson Plan for Veterans Day
Use this PBS NewsHour Extra lesson plan to help students explore the challenges facing our nation's veterans today including long wait times for treatment and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. |
Veterans Day - All About the Holidays
This is an approximately one minute video produced by PBS Learning Media about Veterans Day |