Eve Bunting’s The Wall inspires students to write letters to veterans at local veterans’ hospitals.
Using audio-visual equipment, students interview a veteran of a war or a person who lived while a war was happening.
Investigate the roles brave men and women have played in your nation’s history as you learn about patriotic holidays.
Concepts to be taught:
1. War is a DISASTER (Not a game, or a heroic adventure)
2. War is a PREVENTABLE disaster.
Students use information from videos, picture books, and relatives’ military backgrounds to help write a short or extended message of gratitude on a greeting card for local veterans.