Veterans Day 2016
Classroom Resources brought to you by KET
In Their Own Words
Kentucky WWII Veterans: In Their Own Words
In Their Own Words: Kentucky Veterans of the Korean War
Kentucky Veterans of the Vietnam War: In their Own Words
Veterans Day | All About the Holidays
K-4.
The Electric Company Magazine | Military Kids
1-3.
Veterans Day - U.S. Department of State
2-6.
War Dog Letter | History Detectives
4-13+.
Tuskegee Airmen Experiences in World War II
5-10.
Georgia World War II Oral History Project
6-12.
American Experience: Last Days in Vietnam
6-12.
View the full program here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/lastdays/
Photographer on a Mission: Ed Drew
6-13+.
Student Reporting Labs: Military Families
7-12.
The Greatest Sacrifice – A Lesson Plan for Veterans Day
7-12.
Selective Service and the World Wars | The Draft
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.
9-12+
Topics Include:
Experiencing War, Returning from War, Commemorating War, Analyzing War, War of 1812, Civil War, WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Iraq & Afghanistan, Coming Back with Wes Moore, the Draft, the Homefront, DDay 360, Navy SEALS - Their Untold Story, and Last Days in Vietnam.