Veteran’s Day Celebrations in the Classroom

Today’s blog post is all about Veteran’s Day celebration in the classroom. This blog post will help you teach your students about veterans. It will also teach them about their sacrifices. Lastly, it will help introduce the concept of patriotism.

If you are looking for general tips about holidays in the classroom, check out an old post HERE. For other November ideas visit my November category on my blog! For other seasonal activities, consider November Binder Tasks, November Directed Drawing, or November Vocabulary Activities.

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What Is Veteran’s Day?

Veteran’s Day is not discussed in a lot of classrooms because a lot of people do not consider it a “big” holiday. This couldn’t be further from the truth! Our veterans deserve to be celebrated by our students. I like to discuss the Veteran’s Day all month long. I do this because I want students to understand why they are celebrating the holiday. Introduce the meaning of Veteran’s Day with this social story.

Veteran’s Day Picture Books

When I was in the classroom I used picture books for everything! I loved incorporating picture books into my lesson plans because it made learning so much fun. You can also read picture books to help students understand the Veteran’s Day! Display them proudly for the month of November! Here are some of my favorite picture books for Veteran’s Day . Read these all month long!

H is for Honor: A Military Family Alphabet by Devin Scillian
Veterans: Heroes in Our Neighborhood by Valerie Pfundstein
Hero Dad by Melinda Hardin
I’m Your Flag So Please Treat Me Right by Julia Cook
Veteran’s Day by Allan Morey

Communication on Veteran’s Day

Communication should always be a priority in the classroom. We do not want to limit communication for our limited verbal speaking students. There is nothing worst then planning an activity for your students without considering communication aides. All students should be able to participate in all of your holiday and seasonal activities too. I created a communication board for Veteran’s Day. It is filled with common words to build communication opportunities in the classroom since this is always a priorities goal. This can also be used at home and in the community during the Veteran’s Day celebrations!

Veteran’s Day Videos and Songs

I also like incorporating videos and songs into the holiday celebration. Here are two fun songs/dances for the Veteran’s Day in your classroom! These are perfect to spice up morning meeting or to create brain breaks in November! They also help add some movement into your day!

Veteran’s Day Goodies

Below is a list of fun Veteran’s Day goodies. These can be integrated into your classroom all month. These will all help students generalize Veteran’s Day vocabulary words. These will also help students honor Veteran’s. Do you host a veteran’s day assembly at your school?

American Flags: First, bust out some patriotic songs and organize a Veteran’s day assembly! Students can proudly wave these American flag!
Patriotic Stickers: Stickers are so fun! There are so many fine motor craft activity opportunities.
Patriotic Ribbon with Pin: These are perfect if you are having a Veteran’s day celebration in your classroom or school. You can pass out ribbons to honor Veteran’s!

Veteran’s Day Crafts and Sensory Activities

It is so important to integrate sensory activities into the classroom. It’s important for holidays too! Art crafts are also a fun way to meet the various needs of your students. Below are some fun ideas for the Veteran’s Day. Click on each image below to learn more.

Below is a sample sensory bin I made for fourth of July, It can also be re-purposed for all patriotic holidays, including Veteran’s day. To read more, click HERE.

Check out this cute crown craft from Katie Roltgen Teaching:

Check out this fun sensory bottle activity from JaMonkey:

Holidays can be a blast in the classroom if planned out ahead of time. I know this blog post is full of all sorts of goodies, and I completely understand if you can’t incorporate all of these ideas every year. I do hope you found some of these tips and tricks helpful for this holiday season. If you plan on discussing more holidays this year, check out my Holiday social stories discounted bundle!