Veteran's Day Acrostic Poems

We are three days into our Veterans Day unit and I have been SO impressed with how well they have been able to absorb the meaning behind this very special holiday. Students were divided into groups to create an acrostic poem with a word given to them that describes either the holiday itself or special gifts that Veterans provide for us. The five groups were America, Sacrifice, Bravery, Freedom, and Veteran. After creating their acrostic poem, each group mounted their poem to a piece of construction paper and decorated it to resemble more of Veteran's Day.