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Subject

Social Studies (NYS K-12 Framework Common Core)

Web-based Resource

Access this resource at: http://www.educationworld.com/holidays/archives/veterans_day.shtml

Description

This site provides information about Veteran's Day. It also offers resources, lesson plans and activities for Memorial Day. There are also suggested ways for students to connect to American soldiers available on the site.

Content Provider

Education World

Submitted By

Patricia Parkinson, Educator
Technology in Education Mentor Project (TEMP)
Niagara Falls City School

Related Academic Standards

New York State

SS.K.ID.3.b The study of American symbols, holidays, and celebrations helps to develop a shared sense of history, community, and culture.

SS.K.ID.3.b.1 Students will explain when and why national holidays such as Labor Day, Constitution Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Law Day, and Independence Day are celebrated.

SS.1.ID.2.a.2 Students will explain when and why celebrate national holidays such as Labor Day, Constitution Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Law Day, and Independence Day are celebrated.

SS.2.ID.2.a People living in urban, suburban, and rural communities embrace traditions and celebrate holidays that reflect both diverse cultures and a common community identity.

SS.3.TCC.4 Each community or culture has a unique history, including heroic figures, traditions, and holidays.

SS.E.5.3A Students understand that citizenship includes an awareness of the holidays, celebrations, and symbols of our nation.

SS.E.5.3B Students examine what it means to be a good citizen in the classroom, school, home, and community.