Happy Veteran's Day!

Yesterday, my students celebrated Veteran's Day (as I'm sure most of yours did, too!).  Our entire second grade was selected to perform at our school's Veteran's Day assembly and the students did a wonderful job of singing their America songs medley.  It was so sweet to see our kiddos so excited about their excellent hard-work after they were done performing!

After the students had finished their amazing performance for the school, we continued our celebration of Veteran's Day in the classroom with some fun, quick activities.  First, we read the book Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops by Jill Biden.  It was such a wonderful way for the students to connect with kids whose parents are deployed.

Next, I found an awesome FREE unit by The Whole Wheat Class HERE that we used.  The students brainstormed why veterans are important and then wrote an informational paragraph about the importance of veterans.  They turned out very cute and the students loved learning the significance of a red poppy!

All in all, it was a wonderful day of celebrating our armed forces and my sweet second graders left school with a great appreciation for these important American citizens.

I'm already looking ahead to the next major holiday - Thanksgiving!  I can't wait to start my unit "Voyaging on the Mayflower" to teacher friendly letter writing, commas, proper nouns, and research skills all while letting students become experts on the Mayflower voyage.  I know they are going to love it!  You can get the full Mayflower unit HERE!

What did you do to celebrate Veteran's Day in your classroom??