Join Discovery Education for our Veterans Day Virtual Viewing Party this Thursday, November 9, 2017. In addition to the planned activities around the event, give your students a special view into the history of our nation’s efforts to honor and remember our veterans in all conflicts. These collected resources are a sampling of addresses given
Veterans Day and Remembrance Day
Resources to help students understand the history of military service and the evolving experience of veterans and global politics.
How Will You Honor Veterans?
On Friday night, I was eating dinner with my family and two older couples sat at the table in front of us. One of the gentlemen removed his weathered WWII veteran hat and sat it on the table. Our group spent several minutes discussing how blessed we were to have people like him, who have
Honoring Our Veterans: Using Inquiry to Discuss Veterans Day
My name is Michael K. Milton, and I am a US and World History teacher at Burlington High School in Massachusetts. My classroom is a place where my students and I get to experiment! As students explore history, they reflect, draw connections, inquire, discuss, debate, and seek out more knowledge about the world in which
Lively Lesson: Veterans Day
Working on your weekly lesson plans? This Lively Lesson provides timely Discovery Education content and lesson plan ideas. In honor of Veterans Day, citizens of the United States reflect upon the sacrifice and service of men and women in the military. This Lively Lesson suggests Discovery Education resources along with strategies for using digital media
Mousey Monday – Veterans Day
Happy Mousey Monday to our Cache and Cookies readers! More importantly, happy Veterans Day! Veterans Day is an official federal holiday in the United States that honors those who have served in armed service, known as veterans. The day was originally called Armistice Day, commemorating the