The free Teacher's Guide accompanying An American Family
in World War II covers two themes:
1. Shared Sacrifice - How did families on the homefront
contribute to winning WWII?
2. War — The Great Engine for Social Change – What permanent changes
in American society came as a result of WWII?
Each theme contains: Background on the issues, letters as primary sources,
student analysis questions, classroom activities, web quests for students,
vocabulary, and posters to download.
This Teacher's Guide supports Standard 3C from the National History
Standards.
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Download letters for students
Book Order Form for Teachers and Libraries
WWII Websites for Students and Teachers
Collection of resources for On the Homefront from the Library of Congress.
Lesson plans and teacher resources from the National WW II Museum in New Orleans.
Teaching with Historic Places has lesson plans for WWII based on National Park Service sites.
Free posters to download.
Lesson plan from Smithsonian Education on Civic Responsibility in WWII.
Experiencing War: Stories from the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.
Lesson plans and activities from PBS.