This year on Veteran's Day, I was able to share with your students. I am a veteran and I am very proud of my hometown Emporia, Kansas.
On this Veteran's Day, I was able to share my experiences from Iraq and Afghanistan with students at TES. We talked about how Emporia became the founding city and I also shared pictures of my husband and I. I was also able to bring different kinds of gear for students to try on and look at. The students really enjoyed this and were also able to look at patches from units (they were collected from soldiers from all over the country) as well as some of the medals/ribbons that I earned during my service. The students were also able to ask questions! This is what I love about TES.....we are able to take time for teachable moments. What better way to celebrate Veteran's Day than to have a hands on presentation from a real life veteran? Thank you to all of the classrooms that invited me and thank you to the parents. I could not have asked for a better, more respectful audience! I am posting the link from one of the 2nd grade classrooms that I visited (Kendra Schobert's) so you can see pictures from one of my visits. http://schobert2ndgrade.weebly.com/blog
Here are some pictures from my deployments! Enjoy-and please, if you get a chance, thank a veteran for their service!!
Here are some pictures from my deployments! Enjoy-and please, if you get a chance, thank a veteran for their service!!