Virtual Tours and Travels: Veteran's Day
Research the sights and experiences of Washington D.C. before your 8th grade trip.
Check out this brief introduction to Veteran's Day from PBS Learning Media.
What is a Veteran? Check out this brief video from Scholastic.
Teaching Kids About Veteran's Day: Resources and Ideas
from Fantastic Fun and Learning
Veterans Day is an opportunity to honor and give thanks to those who have served or are serving in the military. Teaching kids about Veterans Day and start to help them understand its significance. There are some very simple and age-appropriate ways we can teach young kids to show respect and appreciation to veterans.
- Talk with kids about the significance
- Say Thank You
- Make a Card or Baked Goods for a Veteran
- Attend a Ceremony or Parade
- Support a Soldier
- Learn a Veteran's Day Song or Poem
- Read Together
- Make Connection
- More Resources to Explore
17 Virtual Veterans Day 2021 Ideas for School and Work
Updated: July 15, 2021
Veterans Day is November 11 in the United States and is a federal holiday. Virtual Veterans Day ideas are ways to honor armed forces online on that day.
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- Veterans Day ideas for school
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Arlington National Cemetery is an United States military cemetery located in Arlington, Virginia. The cemetery consists of 639 acres in which the dead of the nation's conflicts have been buried, beginning with the Civil War. Soldiers from earlier wars have been reinterred there as well.
Find out more about the history and take virtual tours.
Veterans Day in and around Rochester, NY: What to do with kids
from KidsOUTandABOU.com
Check out this webpage for family oriented activities in the Rochester, NY area.
Books
You can also find books about Veteran's Day at your local public library or check out an eBook from our SORA OverDrive collection:
Check out some of the inspiring books at Spry's Library:
Choosing Courage by
What turns an ordinary person into a hero? What happens in the blink of an eye on a battlefield (or in any dangerous situation) to bring out true courage? The men and women who have been recognized by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation know the answers to these questions deep in their hearts. We learn of Jack Lucas, a thirteen-year-old who kept his real age a secret so he could fight in World War II--where he deliberately fell on a grenade to save his buddies during the Iwo Jima invasion--and Clint Romesha, who almost single-handedly prevented a remote U.S. Army outpost in Afghanistan from being taken over by the Taliban. Also included are civilians who have been honored by the Foundation for outstanding acts of bravery in crisis situations: for example, Jencie Fagan, a gym teacher who put herself in danger to disarm a troubled eighth grader before he could turn a gun on his classmates. Adding depth and context are illuminating sidebars throughout and essays on the combat experience and its aftermath: topics such as overcoming fear; a mother mourning her son; and "surviving hell" as a prisoner of war. Back matter includes a glossary and an index.
ISBN: 9781579655969Publication Date: 2015-05-12
Fly Girls by
In the tradition of Hidden Figures, debut author Patricia Pearson offers a beautifully written account of the remarkable but often forgotten group of female fighter pilots who answered their country's call in its time of need during World War II. At the height of World War II, the US Army Airforce faced a desperate need for skilled pilots--but only men were allowed in military airplanes, even if the expert pilots who were training them to fly were women. Through grit and pure determination, 1,100 of these female pilots--who had to prove their worth time and time again--were finally allowed to ferry planes from factories to bases, to tow targets for live ammunition artillery training, to test repaired planes and new equipment, and more. Though the WASPs lived on military bases, trained as military pilots, wore uniforms, marched in review, and sometimes died violently in the line of duty, they were civilian employees and received less pay than men doing the same jobs and no military benefits, not even for burials. Their story is one of patriotism, the power of positive attitudes, the love of flying, and the willingness to do good with no concern for personal gain.
ISBN: 9781534404106Publication Date: 2018-02-06
The Greatest Generation by
Presents personal narratives from the generation of Americans who were born in the 1920s, came of age during the Depression, fought in World War II, and came home to build a new America during the postwar era.
ISBN: 0375502025Publication Date: 1998-11-30
Infinite Hope by
Recipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award Recipient of a Bologna Ragazzi Non-Fiction Special Mention Honor Award A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 From celebrated author and illustrator Ashley Bryan comes a deeply moving picture book memoir about serving in the segregated army during World War II, and how love and the pursuit of art sustained him. In May of 1942, at the age of eighteen, Ashley Bryan was drafted to fight in World War II. For the next three years, he would face the horrors of war as a black soldier in a segregated army. He endured the terrible lies white officers told about the black soldiers to isolate them from anyone who showed kindness--including each other. He received worse treatment than even Nazi POWs. He was assigned the grimmest, most horrific tasks, like burying fallen soldiers...but was told to remove the black soldiers first because the media didn't want them in their newsreels. And he waited and wanted so desperately to go home, watching every white soldier get safe passage back to the United States before black soldiers were even a thought. For the next forty years, Ashley would keep his time in the war a secret. But now, he tells his story. The story of the kind people who supported him. The story of the bright moments that guided him through the dark. And the story of his passion for art that would save him time and time again. Filled with never-before-seen artwork and handwritten letters and diary entries, this illuminating and moving memoir by Newbery Honor-winning illustrator Ashley Bryan is both a lesson in history and a testament to hope.
ISBN: 9781534404908Publication Date: 2019-10-15
Once upon a Town by
In search of "the best America there ever was," bestselling author and award-winning journalist Bob Greene finds it in a small Nebraska town few people pass through today--a town where Greene discovers the echoes of the most touching love story imaginable: a love story between a country and its sons. During World War II, American soldiers from every city and walk of life rolled through North Platte, Nebraska, on troop trains en route to their ultimate destinations in Europe and the Pacific. The tiny town, wanting to offer the servicemen warmth and support, transformed its modest railroad depot into the North Platte Canteen. Every day of the year, every day of the war, the Canteen--staffed and funded entirely by local volunteers--was open from five a.m. until the last troop train of the day pulled away after midnight. Astonishingly, this remote plains community of only 12,000 people provided welcoming words, friendship, and baskets of food and treats to more than six million GIs by the time the war ended. In this poignant and heartwarming eyewitness history, based on interviews with North Platte residents and the soldiers who once passed through, Bob Greene tells a classic, lost-in-the-mists-of-time American story of a grateful country honoring its brave and dedicated sons.
ISBN: 006008197XPublication Date: 2003-05-06
On the Wings of Heroes by
Davy Bowman's brother and their dad hung the moon. Dad looks forward to Halloween more than a kid, and Davy's brother, Bill, flies B-17s. Davy adores these two heroes and tries his best to follow their lead, especially now. World War II has invaded Davy's homefront boyhood. There's an air raid drill in the classroom, and being a kid is an endless scrap drive. Bill has joined up, breaking their dad's heart. It's an intense, confusing time, and one that will invite Davy to grow up in a hurry. Still, Richard Peck is a master of comedy, and even in this novel of wartime uncertainty, he infuses his tale with humor: oddballs and rascals and boyhood misadventures alongside the poignant moments. This is one of Richard Peck's very finest novels--a tender, unforgettable portrait of the World War II homefront and a family's love.
ISBN: 9780803730816Publication Date: 2007-02-15
Veterans Day by
Americans enjoy many freedoms. People in the United States can live where they want. They can pick any job they are able to do. They are free to travel anywhere they want. We know that other people worked very hard for these freedoms. Throughout our history, brave men and women have fought to protect and defend our nation. These men and women have been members of our Armed Forces, the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. We honor these people each year on November 11, Veterans Day. It is a day to remember and thank the people who have kept our nation free.
ISBN: 0766017753Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Vietnam Veterans Memorial by
The Vietnam War was more divisive than any conflict in U.S. history. Between 1958 and 1975, more than 58,000 young Americans lost their lives in Southeast Asia. Because the war was unpopular at home, the American servicemen who returned home were often shunned or rejected. To heal these divisions, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was constructed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The aim of "the Wall," as the memorial is sometimes called, was to recognize the service all who served in Vietnam. Dedicated in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is among the most-visited monuments in the capital, and a powerful reminder of the sacrifices that a generation of Americans made for their country.
ISBN: 9781422231364Publication Date: 2014-01-01
