Are you looking for a way to celebrate Veterans Day in your classroom? Do you want to teach students about the significance of honoring the day and recognizing the people it celebrates? In this post, I am sharing a free set of Veterans Day reading activities that will combine reading instruction and teaching the importance of Veterans Day.
About the Veterans Day Reading Resource
This free 4th and 5th grade Veterans Day reading activity includes two Veterans Day nonfiction reading passages and three related activities for each. This way you can use your reading instruction to teach students the significance of honoring Veterans and celebrating Veterans Day.
About the Printable Version
The first passage is called All About Veterans Day. The text covers what Veterans Day is, who it honors and why we celebrate it.
The three reading activities to go along with the first passage are:
- Comprehension Questions – students will answer four short answer comprehension questions
- Context Clues – students will define key words using context clues
- True or False Sort – students will cut and paste statements about the text into columns to identify if each statement is a true statement or a false statement.
The second passage is titled The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. As the title suggests, this informative text teaches the reader all about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.
Just like the first passage, there are three activities to go along with the text.
- Comprehension Questions – students will answer four short answer comprehension questions
- Context Clues – students will define key words using context clues
- Text Structure – students will determine what text structure is used and use evidence to support their answer.
About the Digital Version
This set of free Veterans Day reading activities comes in both print and digital.
The digital set includes the same passages and matching activities available on Google Slides. Students can complete just one or all of the activities.
The interactive digital activities include a mix of editable text boxes and moveable pieces. They are ready to assign in Google Slides and work on a variety of student devices.
Click here for a free step-by-step guide to assigning Google Slides activities.
Ways to Use the Activity
- Reading Center Activity leading up to Veterans Day
- Whole class reading instruction – Project a passage on the board and read them as a class, then complete an activity
- Choose one activity and have students conduct small group discussions to complete a task
- Reading Assessment Practice – these are great for practicing reading test-taking strategies
- Extra Practice for Early Finishers
Get the FREE Veterans Day Reading Activities!
To get these free Veterans Day Reading Activities simply click here or on the image below. In the download, you will find a PDF containing the printable version. Digital access links are on page 5 of the PDF.
Want More Holiday & Seasonal Reading Comprehension Activities?
If you like the texts and activities included in the free set, check out my bundle of activities for 11 seasons and holidays. Each set includes nonfiction texts, fiction stories, poems, and plays all themed around the season or holiday. Each text also includes activities to practice general comprehension and a variety of reading skills.
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I am teaching K – 2, specifically k, 1st reading intervention. I no longer need access to upper grades activities. How do I gain access to primary grades task cards, digital, and hard copy activities?
I downloaded this to use in my class tomorrow but the part where it it True or False and you are told to pick (click) on a card does not offer any cards. Am I missing something?
Thanks,
Shelah Bowers
Thanks a bunch! I was in a crunch 🙂
Bless you Jenn