Postage Stamps for Heroes Recognize deserving individuals by designing a postage stamp in their honor.		Activities to Honor Heroes These three activities will enable students to identify the characteristics of a hero and...
Patriotic Art Activities Celebrate civic holidays with these patriotic arts and crafts activities for grades K-12. Find...		United States Flag Bulletin Board Work this bulletin board idea into your lesson plans by letting students create flags and...
Patriotic Hat This patriotic art activity will help children understand why we celebrate Presidents' Day.		Chronology of Conscription in the U.S. -- Colonial Era to 1999 Reference an article that outlines the history of the draft in the United States.
World War II Student Project Reference an article that outlines a student project about World War II. Use this article as...		The Wall: Literature Guide for Teachers The Wall is the story, told from a young child's point of view, of a father and son who...
The Story of the "Star-Spangled Banner" Discover a great story that explains how the popular song came to be the official American...		The Story of Veterans Day This simple story defines Veterans Day for young children or English as a Second Language...
Patriotic Book Create a patriotic book by coloring different U.S. symbols, including a flag, a top hat, and a...		Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five is about the complex journey of Billy Pilgrim. The novel follows...
Symbols of the United States Draw symbols that represent the United States.		Thoughts for the President A great lesson plan to help your students write a letter to the President about a current...
50 Stars and 13 Stripes Students will learn the meaning of the colors on the USA flag. This printable will be useful...		Vietnam War Student Project Discover an outline for a student presentation on the Vietnam War. This is a good activity for...
The History & Poetry of "In Flanders Fields" Learn about the history behind "In Flanders Fields" while reviewing tetrameter and sonnet form....		What Is Veterans Day? Use a lesson that familiarizes English as a second language students with the American holiday...
Veterans Day – Teacher Resources These cross-curricular lessons, printables, and resources about Veterans Day (November 11) will...		"In Flanders Fields" The full text of "In Flanders Fields," written by John McCrae in 1915, in the midst of World...