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Veterans Legacy Program: Lesson Plans
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Veterans Legacy Program: Lesson Plans
VLP Resources on this page
Lesson Plans developed at University of Central Florida (UCF):
Lesson Plans developed at Black Hills State University (BHSU):
Lesson Plans — developed at UCF
Curricular Materials:
- All About Veterans (Grade K)
- What is a Veteran? (Grades K – 1)
- Discovering our Veterans: Carving their Stories out of Primary Sources (Grade 4)
- English Language Arts Writing Practice – Lives and Legacies of US Veterans: Teacher Packet (Grades 4 – 5)
- English Language Arts Writing Prompt – Jewish American Veterans in World War II (Grades 4 – 5)
- English Language Arts Writing Prompt – Italian American Veterans (Grades 4 – 5)
- Reading and Presenting Biographies (Grades 4 – 5)
- Discovering our Veterans and their Relation to France (Grade 5)
- Taking Care of U.S. Veterans: Student Packet (Grades 4 – 8)
- Taking Care of U.S. Veterans: Teacher Packet (Grades 4 – 8)
- How do Historians Create a Story? (Grades 9 – 12)
- The Greatest Sacrifice (Grade 11)
Grade-Leveled Biography Resources:
Veteran Biography Packet Resources:
Virtual Tour:
The file linked below contains color photographs of each of the 100+ grave markers corresponding to the biographies of Florida National Cemetery veterans on this website. To create a virtual tour of the cemetery for your classroom, print whichever subset of pages match your lesson goals. If you print them in color, the images will allow you to use the augmented reality app to access the biographies. If printed in black and white, you may use the QR codes to access the biographies.
Lesson Plans — developed at BHSU
Introduction: Black Hills National Cemetery — Lesson Plan:
- Introduction: Black Hills National Cemetery Presentation
- Introduction: Black Hills National Cemetery Lesson Plan
American Soldier — Lesson Plan:
Branches of the Military — Lesson Plan:
- Branches of the Military Presentation
- Branches of the Military Lesson Plan
- Branches of the Military Rubric
Cpl. William Bywater (POW) — Lesson Plan:
- Cpl. William Bywater (POW) Lesson Plan 1
- Cpl. William Bywater (POW) Lesson Plan 2
- Cpl. William Bywater (POW) Artifacts Packet
Daniel Sullivan — Lesson Plan:
Emblems and Symbols — Lesson Plan:
- Emblems of Belief Presentation
- Available Emblems of Belief for Placement on Government Headstones and Markers
- Symbols Presentation
- Symbols Lesson Plans
- State Symbols Writing Assignment
Francis Case — Lesson Plan:
- Francis Case Presentation
- Francis Case Lesson Plan 1 Introduction
- Francis Case Lesson Plan 2 Branches of the Military
- Francis Case Lesson Plan 3 Mock Town Meeting
- Francis Case Lesson Plan 4 Classroom Newspaper
- Francis Case Newspaper Production Checklist
- South Dakota Magazine article about Leland Case
Richard Ellsworth — Lesson Plan:
Rosebud Cemetery — Lesson Plan:
- Rosebud History Presentation
- Rosebud History Lesson Plan
- Rosebud History Rubric
- Sicangu Akicita Owicahe Tribal Veterans Cemetery Unit Plan
- Anthem Checklist
- Anthem Lesson Plan
- Anthem Rubric
- Flag Song
Sam DeCory — Lesson Plan:
- Sam DeCory Biography
- Sam DeCory Note Taking Guide
- Sam DeCory Lesson Plan 1
- Sam DeCory Lesson Plan 2
- Sam DeCory Assignment
- Sam DeCory Rubric
South Dakota History — Lesson Plan:
Women in the Military — Lesson Plan:
World War II — Lesson Plan:
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National Cemetery Administration
Attn: General Inquiries
810 Vermont Avenue
Washington, DC 20420
MyVA411 main information line:
800-698-2411