Elementary School
Military Life
- SUBJECT MATTER
- Language Arts
- TIME
- 25 minutes
In this worksheet activity, students consider how they can help a friend whose parent is going through a deployment.
Eagle Tag
- SUBJECT MATTER
- Physical Education, Social Studies
- TIME
- 30 minutes
Children all over the world enjoy playing games. Instructions are provided for a children's game popular in Afghanistan, a country where some service members are deployed.
Final Countdown
- SUBJECT MATTER
- Mathematics, Social Studies
- TIME
- 45 minutes
Students brainstorm and practice creative ways to count down to an anticipated event, such as a parent's return from deployment or a big event.
Holding on to the Memories
- SUBJECT MATTER
- Art, Social Studies
- TIME
- 45 minutes
Students create scrapbooks as a way to share important events with a loved one who is deployed or away from home.
Send Something Special
- SUBJECT MATTER
- Social Studies
- TIME
- 25 minutes
In this letter-writing activity, students write and illustrate a brief, friendly letter to a service member stationed abroad.
Storybook
- SUBJECT MATTER
- Language Arts
- TIME
- 25 minutes
In this writing activity, younger students describe a routine they will miss most when their parent is deployed or away from home. Older students describe a responsibility they might assume during a parent's deployment.
Math Around the World
- SUBJECT MATTER
- Mathematics
- TIME
- 30 minutes
This worksheet activity engages students in calculating time zone differences between their region of the United States and countries where service members are deployed.
Global Gab
- SUBJECT MATTER
- Foreign Language, World Cultures
- TIME
- 50 minutes
After watching videos about South Korea where some service members are stationed, students practice common Korean vocabulary using flash cards they create.
Similarities and Differences
- SUBJECT MATTER
- Language Arts, Social Studies
- TIME
- 25 minutes
In this worksheet activity, students identify similarities and differences between the United States and a country where a service member might be deployed.
The Importance of Helping Others
- SUBJECT MATTER
- Social Studies
- TIME
- 25 minutes
Students plan, perform, and record their volunteer activities using a military kid's ideas as inspiration. This activity is well-suited for National Volunteer Month in April.