Veterans Day 2014
Classroom Resources brought to you by KET
The following resources are a small sampling of those available within each service. Discovery Education houses nearly 150,000 resources and PBS LearningMedia houses a growing collection of nearly 87,000 high quality digital resources. Assets within the services are aligned to Common Core and National Standards.
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Remembrance Day: An Exclusive Global Virtual Field Trip
Discovery Education. Virtual Field Trip.
PreK-12.
Reading Rainbow: The Wall
Discovery Education. Video.
K-5.
Holiday Facts and Fun: Veterans Day
Discovery Education. Video.
K-5.
Veterans Day - U.S. Department of State
PBS LearningMedia. PDF Article.
2-6.
Board Builder: Veterans Day
Discovery Education. Board.
3-5.
This is Our: Country
Discovery Education. Video.
3-5.
Warren G. Harding: "The American Soldier" (1920)
Discovery Education. Audio.
3-12.
Veterans and Veterans Day
Discovery Education. Video.
6-8.
World War II Veterans
PBS LearningMedia. Video.
6-12+
Student Reporting Labs: Military Families
PBS LearningMedia. Video.
7-12.
The Greatest Sacrifice – A Lesson Plan for Veterans Day
PBS LearningMedia. Lesson Plan.
7-12.
Great Books: Catch-22
Discovery Education. Video.
9-12.
Captive: POW Stories
Discovery Education. Video.
9-12.
Soldiers, Veterans, and War in American Life
Soldiers, Veterans, and War in American Life. These videos, images, and media-rich lesson plans allow you to bring stories from the battlefront into American history, world history, and health classrooms. Explore the similarities and differences in veterans’ memories of World War II and Vietnam to uncover how these wars shaped American culture. Analyze artifacts and oral histories that reveal important experiences of a nation during times of conflict. Use recent veterans’ personal stories to engage in a discussion of how the choice to become a soldier and the experience of serving relate to personal values and goals.
PBS LearningMedia. Varied media.
9-12+
Run for Vets
PBS LearningMedia. Video.
PD.