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Lesson Plan: Veterans Day

A short PowerPoint-guided lesson explains the origin and purpose of Veterans Day.
This lesson can be used alone or as an extension to “Who’s Buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?”
  • One class period, 15-20 minutes