Happy Veteran’s Day!

Happy Veteran’s Day to all that have served…and are serving…our wonderful country! It was precious to hear my kids singing the song to the soldiers from Deanna Jump’s Veteran’s Day Unit. We watched a beautiful tribute to our soldiers & veterans and listened to them talk about their experiences as it was broadcast throughout the school. It was SO moving and I teared up NUMEROUS times. One of my sweet girls said, “are you okay Mrs. Carroll?!”. Ooops!

While they were watching the tribute, a few of my itties made the soldiers and veterans pictures to wave during the parade…

So sweet.

Every kiddo & adult in the building had their own little flags to wave as the veterans made their way through the halls. They were all SO excited to pay tribute & show their respect to the men & women who serve our country!

Such an awesome day and I am SO thankful for those that have served…and continue to serve…our wonderful country!

Veteran’s Day

I’ve decided that when I grow up, I wanna be just like Deanna Jump. LOVING all of her FUN {and darling} activities!! Have you had a chance to grab her Veteran’s Day unit? If you haven’t, you really should!

Veteran’s Day is a BIG deal at our school. The kids invite any family members or friends that have served or are serving in the military. The honored guests gather in the library for a reception and a tribute. Kids are chosen to read their essays and the whole event is broadcast for everyone to see. After the tribute, the veterans/soldiers parade through the school as everyone stands outside their classrooms waving flags while patriotic music blares over the speakers. SO touching and yes…it brings tears to my eyes :)

Anyway, we’re always looking for ways to make this day even MORE special and when I found Mrs. Jump’s Veteran’s Day Unit, I about fell out. Just PERFECT!! We’re saving a few activities for Thursday, but we’ve already…

brainstormed Veteran’s Day words after reading a book about this special day…

created these DARLING soldiers to hang in our halls for our Veterans…

…and we completed writing prompts that came with the unit to display as well. LOVE.IT.ALL!!!!

There’s still more, but I wanted to share this with you so that you can grab your copy before Thursday!! Such a wonderful way to celebrate something SO important!!