We Thank You, Veteran!
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.
More about this lesson plan:
Materials Needed: Video: WW II-NBC ISBN # 69491-X Time: 23 minutes. Video: Who Are Our Heroes?-NBC ISBN# 82904-1Time: 15 minutes
- Overhead of the Video Plan Sheet (see Attached File)
- The book Veteran's Day by Lynda Sorenson ISNB#1-57103-070-0
- One piece of notebook paper for each student
- Past example(s) or teacher example of card
- One piece of white oak tag (card stock) per student
-Pencils
- Colored pencils
- Red and blue glitter
- Glue
- Blue, Black, and Red markers
- Black ink pens
- Fifth Grade Journey Sheet with the Six Traits of Writing (see Attached File)
- Standard Editing Symbols in poster form or in classroom English texts
- Veteran's Day Checklist Rubric (see Attached File)
- Teacher's Evaluation Checklist (see Attached File)
- Copies of Video Plan Sheet for each student (see Attached File)
Author: Jeanne Barber-Morris
Source: © www.beaconlearningcenter.com
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