America’s Veterans

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2008/09 Program Schedule

A 12-year-old girl named Lizzie discovers who veterans are, what they have done, and why they should be honored in this half-hour video for elementary and middle school students. Along the way, she also learns about the importance of certain rights and responsibilities to individuals, families, communities, states, and the nation. Four veterans tell their stories, and the program concludes with a Veterans Day parade. 24 minutes

    Thursday, October 2 at 9:30 am on KETED

    Thursday, October 9 at 5:30 am on KETED

    Thursday, October 23 at 8:15 am on KETED

    Thursday, November 6 at 3:35 pm on KETED

    Friday, November 7 at 11:15 am on KETED

    Tuesday, November 11 at 11:30 am on KETED

    Thursday, March 5 at 9:30 am on KETED

    Thursday, March 26 at 8:15 am on KETED

Teaching Materials

DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE

http://www.ket.org/education/guides/amervet.pdf
PDF format
KET Online

This program relates to the following Kentucky Academic Expectations.

2.14	Democratic Principles
2.15	Citizen Rights and Responsibilities
2.16	Social Systems
2.20	Historical Perspective