Description

**All activities offer a choice of color or blackline clipart.**

21 Vocabulary Cards: Use the vocabulary cards to introduce the topic. Place in a pocket chart or in view of the students, read through, and discuss the definitions.

The Definition of a Veteran: Definition of a veteran version 1 is in three designs (could print poster size or student copy size). Version 2 has “fill-in-the-blanks” for key terms of the definition.

Branch Emblems:  Labeled emblems of the 5 branches to display or give as student copies. Activity: Cut and glue emblems to match the correct military branch.

Family Response Form:  Collect data from students for a class discussion: Is a family member a veteran? Which branch did they serve in?

ABC Order:  Version 1 has 5 words and Versions 2 and 3 have 12 words with different writing line options. You can put the vocabulary cards at the station for the kiddos to organize and then record.

Word Searches: Version 1 has 5 words and Version 2 and 3 have 12 words. The words do not share letters. The words can be backwards, horizontal, vertical or diagonal.

Rainbow Words: Choose 4-5 colors (crayons or colored pencils) and trace each word with each color one at a time. Two versions with 5 or 6 words. Two versions with 6 words for tracing and a writing section to compose sentences for each word.

“Self-Check” cards are provided to put at a station or for you, when you just can’t think another thought to grade anything.