Thank you to all who have served! To honor and celebrate on Veterans Day, we’ve created a Free Printable Veterans Day Word Scramble. This Free Printable Veterans Day Word Scramble works wonderfully for a classroom activity. If a Veteran or grandparent is attending class, coloring pages and worksheets add another nice touch to preparing for special visitors.
You might also our enjoy our Free Printable Thanksgiving Word Scramble, Winter Word Scramble, Christmas Word Scramble or others!
Word scrambles are a clever way to reinforce skills for both young elementary aged students and for older siblings, parents or grandparents too!
Free Printable Veterans Day Word Scramble
We’ve included 15 terms in our Free Printable Veterans Day Word Scramble that all revolve around the military, service and honoring those that have served our country.
Note: Be sure to download this file at the link below at the end of this post and then hit print. This link below will let you print everything so you have high resolution. Enjoy!
What is Veterans Day?
Veterans Day as a national holiday dedicated to expressing gratitude and appreciation for the service and sacrifices of American veterans throughout history.
How is Veterans Day Different from Memorial Day?
Kids and even adults sometimes confuse these two holidays.
Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day, which is a separate holiday that honors and remembers those who died in military service. Veterans Day, on the other hand, honors all veterans, living and deceased.
Answer Key: Free Printable Veterans Day Word Scramble
Spoiler alert! Below is the correct answers for the 15 words in our Free Printable Veterans Day Word Scramble.
So if you need some help solving any words from our Free Printable Veterans Day Word Scramble, this list might ease your mind when it comes to any combo that proves to be a real brain teaser for you!
- Memorial
- Honor
- Military
- Remember
- Medal
- Brave
- Soldier
- Sacrifice
- Veteran
- Duty
- Army
- Courage
- Marine
- War
- Honor
- Hero
Free Printable Veterans Day Word Scramble
Here’s our downloadable copy so you can print in a higher resolution and/or even in color if you desire! Our Free Printable Veterans Day Word Scramble includes 15 terms.
The colors are obviously themed out to the Red, White and Blue!
5 Important Facts about Veterans Day
- Date of Observance: Veterans Day is observed on November 11th each year. This date was chosen because it marks the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I on November 11, 1918. It was originally called Armistice Day and later renamed Veterans Day to honor all American veterans.
- Honoring All Veterans: Veterans Day is a day to honor and thank all military veterans, living and deceased, who have served in the United States Armed Forces. It is not specific to a particular war or conflict, and it recognizes the contributions of veterans from all branches of the military.
- Federal Holiday: Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States, which means that federal government offices, post offices, and banks are closed. However, it is not a mandated holiday for all businesses, so many remain open.
- National Ceremonies: The national Veterans Day ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. The President of the United States typically lays a wreath at the tomb, and various military units participate in the ceremony.
- Two Minutes of Silence: A tradition on Veterans Day is the observance of a two-minute moment of silence at 11:11 AM. This moment of silence is a time for reflection and to pay respects to veterans and their service. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month marks the time when World War I officially ended.
