Learn three easy, respectful ways to acknowledge Veterans Day in your special education classroom. No complex crafts or prep required—just meaningful, inclusive ideas that build gratitude and community.

Veterans Day is a meaningful opportunity to teach students about respect, service, and gratitude. But in special education, we often need to simplify, scaffold, and reduce prep—without losing the heart behind the lesson.

In this episode of Be The Exception, I'm sharing three low-prep ideas to bring Veterans Day to life in your SPED classroom:

• Visual "Thank You" card activities with sentence starters

• Books and videos paired with simple communication builders

• A collaborative "Wall of Honor" display to include families and staff

Each activity can be adapted for non-verbal learners, AAC users, and mixed ability levels—and they require minimal prep.

🎧 Listen now for ideas you can use this week.

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