Veterans Day was an especially special day for me and our first grade classes. I had been contemplating how to teach the kids about Veterans Day, the significance and sacrifices that are made daily by the many men and women in today’s armed forces.
Then, ….I had a brilliant AH HA moment. I was fortunate to get a hold of my son-in-law who is currently deployed. He had a little bit of time in his schedule to talk with our students, answer questions and share a few crazy stories.
Our students got so much more from being able to talk to a “live” veteran who is currently deployed than they would have ever done just by having a discussion as a class etc. When we got back to our classroom, the kids made cards which we’ll be mailing off shortly. I don’t think there are many families who aren’t touched in some way by current world events. Please take a few moments to talk with you student about all the sacrifices being made by members of the armed services and how they are trying to help the world become a better, safer, happy place to live. You may also want to talk about things they can do to be supportive good citizens.
