The Origin of Veterans Day
drum corps, and other marching and musical units. These organizations may also provide speakers with unique milit ary experiences to share.
8. The Department of Veterans Affairs
Local VA facilities — medical centers, regional benefits offices and national cemeteries — can serve as sources of information and speakers for Veterans Day programs. They c an also provide contact with local veterans service organizations and arrange visits, tour s and other special programs for students.
To contact your local VA facilities, look under Department of Veterans Affairs in the
Federal Government listings in the local telephone directory.
9. Classroom Activities
Veterans Day themes can be in cluded in writing assignments.
First-person accounts of military service of a relative or friend can help develop narrative skills. Assign students to investigat e the various benefits offered to veterans by government agencies. Write about veter ans who are receiving educational benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Describe various veterans memorials which may be located nearby.
The colorful and varied uniforms worn by me mbers of the armed forces throughout our history offer students of all ages ideal subj ects to draw and paint. Elementary-school children enjoy opportunities to create and ex hibit costume items. Making colored construction paper hats representing various military eras is a modest and effective way of interesting pupils in Veterans Day subjects. Ask students to research and list all their known relatives who served in the Armed Fo rces. Since nearly 30 percent of the United
States population are veterans,
8. The Department of Veterans Affairs
Local VA facilities — medical centers, regional benefits offices and national cemeteries — can serve as sources of information and speakers for Veterans Day programs. They c an also provide contact with local veterans service organizations and arrange visits, tour s and other special programs for students.
To contact your local VA facilities, look under Department of Veterans Affairs in the
Federal Government listings in the local telephone directory.
9. Classroom Activities
Veterans Day themes can be in cluded in writing assignments.
First-person accounts of military service of a relative or friend can help develop narrative skills. Assign students to investigat e the various benefits offered to veterans by government agencies. Write about veter ans who are receiving educational benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Describe various veterans memorials which may be located nearby.
The colorful and varied uniforms worn by me mbers of the armed forces throughout our history offer students of all ages ideal subj ects to draw and paint. Elementary-school children enjoy opportunities to create and ex hibit costume items. Making colored construction paper hats representing various military eras is a modest and effective way of interesting pupils in Veterans Day subjects. Ask students to research and list all their known relatives who served in the Armed Fo rces. Since nearly 30 percent of the United
States population are veterans,