A Holiday Play: Veterans Day Play

A Holiday Play: Veterans Day Play         

This Veterans Day play written for grades 3-5 features a family who watches a Veterans Day parade. The family shares in the celebration of this day and finds out the history behind the special United States holiday celebrated on November 11th each year.

What better way to honor the veterans who served in the military (Navy, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Marines) and those who gave their lives while fighting in a war than putting on a play to teach the students and audience about the significance of this day?

There are 10 speaking parts: two children, parents, an announcer, 2 parade assistants, 3 narrators. An optional chorus and band can be added to accommodate any number of additional students.

A Holiday Play: Veterans Day Play can also be read as a Readers’ Theater.

Common Core Standards Aligned with the Play

Reading Literature

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3-5.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the [respective] grade level text complexity band independently and proficiently.

What’s Included

A total of 10 pages including a Teacher Guide with vocabulary words, questions, and extension activities that focus on the author’s purpose, research, and creative expression.

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