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Children will describe how the Coast Guard uses helicopters to rescue people.
Social Studies Focus: importance of national holidays
Watch a Video: Thank You, Veterans!
Skill: build knowledge
Read the Issue: Sky-High Veterans
Play a Game: Make a Poster
Skill: nonfiction text features
Complete Skill Sheets
Reading Checkpoint
Skill: key details
Helicopter Diagram
Skill: use visuals
Fill in the Verb
Skill: verbs
Lesson Boosters
Paired Text: Hero Mom and Hero Dad by Melinda Hardin
Punctuation Hunt: Exclamation Points
Hands-on Activity: Make a Veterans Day Mini Book
CCSS (and states that have similar standards): RI.1.1, RI.1.5, RI.1.7, L.1.1.A, RL.1.1, L.1.2.B, RF.1.4
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Skill: fluency
Materials: Veterans Day Mini Book skill sheets, scissors, crayons, stapler