Bring a Veteran to School Day

Yes, this is a better title because so many of my kids asked how they were supposed to bring a Vet to school.  Haha!

Well this is the first year I can say with confidence we have taught the kids to understand what a Veteran is and why they are celebrated on November 11th. 

We have so many fathers and grandfathers coming in to share some small tidbits about thier military experience... rated G style.  For example:

1. What branch of the military did they serve?
2. Why did they join the military?
3.  Memorable experiences good/bad?

We are also going to give out our Honorary Veterans a certificate of appreciation as we salute them during the brief playing of each military song.  We have printed these certificates on flag stationary.  The students will give thier Veteran the certificate at the end of the program.

Each of our third grade classes will stand for a different branch of the military.  (Be sure to get the compolation that includes the Coast Guard) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdXBewNsaQA&feature=related

We are so excited about tomorrow morning as some Veterans come to share with pictures, some with uniforms and hats and some with the willingness to share with our kids the meaning of Veteran's Day. 

We Salute you Veterans!!  Most Sincerely~ Tara


Here is another military brochure if you do mini-lessons on the different branches or have the students do independent studies.

Click on the pictures to go to my webpage and download the file. Thanks- Tara

After the many events that took place.  Here are a few pictures to show you the amazing time we had. 

Bring a Vet to School Day

I'm so excited.
A new tradition is about to pop up for our grade level ( I hope).

Time for Kids in addition to the History Channel is sponsoring Bring a Vet to School Day.  In our county, we have a chopped up three day week during Veteran's Day week.  So this is perfect for small mini lessons on Veteran's Day.  For those of you who may not know a whole lot on the subject the following link has a bunch of resources.  http://www.history.com/topics/take-a-vet They even offer free 30 wristbands for your kids, I brought a vet to school day! 

We are going to allow our kids to bring a snack and have a small spread for the Veterans.  The vets will watch a video of the kids and many different child-like meanings of being an American.  Then we will have a standard three questions they can talk with the kids about.  We will encourage the children to hold their questions until the end.  Hopefully, we will end with a sweet picture of our fabulous day with pieces of our American History among us. 

A must read aloud to your kids is The Wall by Eve Bunting!  Wow, try to hold back the tears.

I am so proud to be an American!