Military-Related Books to Print Out and Color
A short, printable book (for beginning readers) about Veterans Day, November 11th. Information on the branches of the US Armed Forces.
A short, printable book (for fluent readers) about Veterans Day, November 11th. Information on the major wars since World War I.
A short, printable book on the history of the US flag.
Military Word Activities
Put 10 Memorial Day words in alphabetical order. The words are: honor, service sacrifice, veteran, death, cemetery, grief, May.
Answer 8 multiple choice questions on the definition of courage; a lesson in using a dictionary. Go to the answers.
Think of and write eight Veterans Day words. Then, for each word, write a sentence containing the word. Sample answers: soldier, battle, war, troops, marching, salute, platoon, regiment.
Match two syllables to make 10 Veterans Day Words words. The words are army, navy, marines, soldier, sailor, pilot, hero, rifle, battle, weapon.
Match two syllables to make 10 Veterans Day Words words. The words are defend, valor, freedom, attack, warfare, fighter, treaty, platoon, bullet, helmet.
Match three syllables to make 10 Veterans Day words. The words are sacrifice, veteran, victory, enemy, battleship, infantry, uniform, general, invasion, defending.
Solve a word and letter-shape puzzle on Veterans Day words. Words: army, day, fight, flag, gun, honor, jet, serve, valor, war. Or go to the answers.
Put 10 Veterans Day words in alphabetical order. The words are: navy, marines, army, soldier, marching, fighter, defend, valor, honor, service.
How many words can you make using the letters from “Memorial Day”? Go to a worksheet with 30 blanks or a worksheet with 50 blanks. Both include sample answers (dream, memory, dial, …).
How many words can you make using the letters from “Veterans Day”? Go to a worksheet with 30 blanks or a worksheet with 50 blanks. Both include sample answers (dear, earn, stand, …).
Use the list of Veterans Day spelling words to answer simple questions. Words: soldiers, weapon, helmet, uniform, war, enemy, defending, general, sailor, pilot, veteran, camouflage.
See if you can think of and write down a military-related word for each letter of the alphabet.
Write 5 military words for each category. The categories include: Vehicles, Weapons, Clothing, People + Ranks, Groups of People, Military-Related Verbs, Wars + Conflicts, and Miscellaneous Military Words.
Write 10 military words for each category. The categories include: Vehicles, Weapons, Clothing, People + Ranks, Groups of People, Military-Related Verbs, Wars + Conflicts, and Miscellaneous Military Words.
For each letter of the word “SOLDIER,” find words and phrases that are related to or remind you of soldiers. Think of as many as you can.
Word Bank Printouts
This is a word bank of words related to the military.
This is a word bank of terms for weapons
This is a word bank of anagrams of words about the military. An anagram is a word or phrase that is made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. For example, spot is an anagram of tops.
Military-Related Writing Activities
Write a poem about America. Start each line with a letter from the word “AMERICA.”
Write a poem about freedom. Start each line with a letter from the word “FREEDOM.”
Write a poem about a veteran. Start each line with a letter from the word “VETERAN.”
Write a page about a relative or friend who was in the Army, marines, navy, air force, coast guard, national reserve. Who was this person (what is their relationship to you), when did this person serve, was it during a war (if so, which one), what did that person do during their service, and what are their recollections of their service?
Rewrite the paragraph, correcting the capitalization and spelling and adding punctuation marks.
Military Coloring and Drawing Activities
Print and color the flag of the US Air Force.
Print and color the flag of the US Army.
Print and color the flag of the USMC.
Print and color the flag of the US Navy.
Print and color the flag of the US Space Force, or color it online.
Print and color the flag of the US Coast Guard.
Color the US flag.
Color two US flags and learn about the history of the flag.
Related Pages
Do this fill-in-the-blank activity on World War I (also called the Great War), a huge war fought from 1914 until 1918.
A printable worksheet on Veterans Day, with a short text, a picture to label, vehicles to match, and questions to answer. Or go to the answers.
Print out a US flag and eagles letterhead to make patriotic stationery.
Weapons (swords, rifles, canons, etc.) are pictured on many flags.