© 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 48
INTERVIEW A
VETERAN
Interview a family member,
neighbor or local veteran who
served in the armed forces. Share
the interview with your class.
Veterans Day is a day to honor all veterans! It is a time to remember and thank veterans
for all they have done for all of us and our country.
Color the poster above and display it where lots of people can see it to say thank you to
the veterans in your community. Or give it to a veteran in your family or neighborhood.
Turn this chart at right into a bar graph.
It shows the number of veterans living
in the U.S. as of September 2015.
A veteran is a __________
who has served in the armed
forces. The armed forces
_________ the Army, Navy,
Air Force, Marine Corps and
Coast Guard. Both men and
women can be veterans.
BONUS CHALLENGE: How many
veterans are there in total?
Some veterans have _______
in times of war and have
fought for our _________.
Others have served in times
of _________ to protect our
country in other ways. All
veterans make sacrifices to
help keep our country _____.
The Purple Heart is the oldest
medal awarded in the U.S. military.
It is awarded to someone injured or
killed in action against an enemy.
Use the code to discover
the famous American general
whose profile is on the
Purple Heart.
Find 10 words in
today’s paper that
are related to
Veterans Day such
as service, hero and
honor. Write the
words here in
alphabetical order.
Standards Link: Research:
Use the newspaper to locate
information.
VETERANS
AIR FORCE
PROTECT
MARINE
SERVED
COAST
GUARD
HONOR
PEACE
THANK
NAMES
CHART
NAVY
ARMY
SAFE
E Y K N A H T O U C
Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write
in a variety of forms and genres.
C H A R T A O S P N
A S A E C D Y N R S
E C R O F R I A O E
P N A T H A A R T R
Y S I N K U S E E V
T M S R T G O T C E
A V R E A T T E T D
S E M A N M Y V A N
This week’s word:
HONOR
The verb honor means
to show respect.
Our town honors our
veterans with a big parade
every year.
Try to use the word honor
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
Veterans Day Summary
Find an article in the newspaper about a
veteran and/or Veterans Day events happening
in your community. Write a summary of the
article. Have a parent check your work.
ANSWER: March!
Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write in a variety of forms
and genres.
Write about your personal
hero. Be sure to tell why
this is your hero.