Veterans Day Resources-Celebrating those who have served

Veteran's Day provides us with an fantastic opportunity to show our appreciation
for those who are serving and those have served our country.
There are many ways to honor the Veterans in your lives and Community:

• Many of the Children in your care may have parents or relatives who are Veterans. You may want to throw a celebration and invite their loved ones to show you appreciate their service.
• You may want to take the Children on a Field trip to a retirement community to pass out "Thank-You's" to the Veterans who reside there.
• Consider Creating a Group Mural that you can hang in your community (Library, Business, etc.)
• Consider creating Cards that can be mailed to Veterans or given to the clients to mail out to their loved ones who have served.

Below you can find: Veterans Day Books Recommendations. Activities, Printables and
Free Resources that you can use with the children in your care to honor those who have served.

Books About Veterans Day

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"Veterans Day" by Jacqueline S. Cotton Explains the history of Veterans Day and why it is observed, and suggests ways of honoring veterans on this special day, such as flying the flag, attending parades, buying poppies, and visiting hospitals.

Veterans: Heroes in Our Neighborhood by Valerie Pfundstein is an engaging rhyming picture book for readers of all ages that fosters mindfulness of and appreciation for the brave service men and women who are also our family, friends, and neighbors.  These are the men and women who bravely served our great country and now humbly serve in our communities. 

H is for Honor: a Military Family Alphabet by Devin Scillian is Written by the son of a career officer, this book explores the branches of the Armed Services and speaks from the heart about the honor, privileges and sacrifices of military families everywhere. Children will discover why drill sergeants have to be so tough, what it means to be patriotic and why we need Special Forces such as the Navy SEALS, the Green Berets and the Army Rangers. H is for Honor also explains why the annual Army/Navy football game is more than just a game, how much letters from home mean to soldiers, how often military families have to move and what life on base is like. With an underlying message of courage and commitment that every child can relate to, the book will be especially meaningful to those whose parents, siblings or other relatives serve in the Armed Forces.

Veterans Day Resources and Freebies

If you would like answers to your common Veteran's Day questions, you can check out this page published from the Department of Veterans Affairs. They also offer free printable posters and a Free Teacher's resource guide.

This Free "Thank You, Veterans" Printable is being offered by Kelly's Classroom in her TPT Store. I love the idea of Children passing these out to our Veterans.

Kelly's Classroom

This huge pack of Veterans Day Coloring Activities is being offered by-In All You Do

In All You Do

This is a great post on Military Avenue describing 101 ways to Thank a Veteran.

Military Avenue

Visit Happy and Blessed Home to get a copy of this adorable Armed Forces activity Pack.

Happy and Blessed Home

This lovely Veteran poem can be found on-First Grade Wow

First Grade Wow

You can find this Free "Thank you Veterans" Coloring Printable over at Crafty Confessions

Crafty Confessions

Patriotic Arts & Crafts

Crafts to consider: Patriotic Thank-you crafts, Small Tokens that can be given to Veterans, Decor that be displayed out from of a home (Flags, Windsocks, etc.) to honor Veterans in a child's neighborhood, Patriotic items that can be brought to community events celebrating Veterans.

This torn paper star craft from frogs, snails and puppy dog tails would make a great gift to hand out to a Veteran.

Frogs, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

This adorable patriotic wreath-by Coupon Wizards, could be proudly displayed by the children to show their support for Veterans.

Coupon Wizards

I thought this Patriotic Hand Print Craft from B-Inspired Mama would make a great card to mail to a Veteran far away.

B-Inspired Mama

I send a Huge THANK YOU to those of you that are serving, and have served this beautiful Country.