VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES AND IDEAS FOR SCHOOL AND OFFICES
Veterans Day in the United States is a federal holiday. Veterans Day is a way to honor armed forces on that day. This day is also known as National Veterans Day, and is recognized at schools, work, church, nursing homes and other locations. Now, due to Internet development, people can easily share their gratitude for veterans around the country. This article will list a few ideas to make your holiday more meaningful. Let’s get started.
1. Veterans Day Word Search (Free Template)
A very fun and educational way to promote Veterans Day with students is a word search. For example, you can search for words like “Marines”, “Freedom”, and “Flag.”
Here is a free template you can use:
2. Volunteer to help veterans
Soldiers spend health, safety, and time with their families, often for months or years at a time. This Veterans Day, you can devote a half day to volunteer. You can search for charities that need help or support on the internet or through an organization. Once you've got information about veteran charities, prepare what you want to do there and go ahead. Your visit will bring much joy and spiritual value to the people there. I'm sure you'll hear more fascinating stories there too.
3. Make a donation
If your time is too scarce to volunteer regularly, or if you want to provide additional support, then consider making a donation.
If your time doesn't allow for a volunteer trip, create a fund so everyone can support the veteran charities you’ve already known. You can ask students to donate to this fund. Don't think too much about donating a wealthy thing. There are many other efforts dedicated to helping veterans and active service members. Students or employees can give a small gift such as a pen, a thank you and gratitude card to troops or veterans.
4. Invite a veteran to a video chat
One of the best ways to educate students about Veterans Day is to invite a veteran to a video chat. Encourage this former service member to share stories about time in the military. There are many online meeting softwares such as Zoom, GoogleMeet, etc. However, having a face to face talk is also a good way for students to get the most realistic feeling of the veteran's story that has been invited.
5. Brush up on military history
Veterans Day is a good time to review history. This can be seen as an opportunity for students and everyone to discuss history and those in the military. Let's create a list of questions, a topic and tell or discuss with everyone. At school, teachers can create a lesson plan about history, details related to Veterans Day.
6. Collect a patriotic playlist
Music plays a big role in the military, and thus, should play a prominent part in Veterans Day celebrations. Open this song list at the break time in school to inspire love and empathy in students. To set the proper tone for the affair, curate a patriotic playlist full of country-specific anthems and service songs onYoutube. For entertaining, hold a movie show which is related to veterans and history for students or officers right at the offices and school.
7. Hold a service-inspired book club meeting
There are many great books written by or about veterans. Consider hosting an online book club meeting hosted around a military read in November.
Get a few friends with similar reading interests and organize a book club about service veterans, history. There are so many great books for this theme. Show collections in school on the school's canteen or campus then everyone can visit and discover new books. Let people discuss those books.
8. Offer a discount or complimentary service to vets
One of the best virtual veterans day ideas for work is to directly give back to veterans by offering a discount or complimentary service. Campaigns could range from a free cup of coffee or an additional retail markdown, to a complimentary consultation or advisory session, or even a special party. While some campaigns may take months to plan, you can also institute last minute events like delivering a few boxes of donuts to a local veterans community association.
9. Create a Veterans Day craft
Crafts are great Veterans Day activities for kids and students. First, send students patterns and instructions for crafts. Then let them make cards, envelopes, then send them to troops. If it’s impossible to hold an offline craft event, online calls are so good for coloring and creating together.
At the end of the activity, show off each other’s masterpieces. Another nice touch is to send the finished crafts to actual troops using one of the letter-writing organizations listed above. Also, consider creating an online photo album or social media gallery so that other classes, teachers, and parents can appreciate the artwork too!
