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Grades: 3rd-5th
Attic Artifacts: WWII Kids
Have you ever heard of a “tank bank” or “Schools at War”? Through hands-on examination of primary sources, students will learn how life for American kids was impacted during World War II. This program is a memorable exercise for students learning to answer essential questions with primary source evidence.
Time Requirement: 1 Hour
All lesson plans meet numerous national Common Core State Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects, as well as National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies.
| Common Core State Standards • 3rd-5th | ||
| Standard | RI- Reading Informative Text | 1-4, 7 |
| Standard | W- Writing | 7,8 |
| Standard | SL- Speaking and Listening | 1-4 |
| National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies | ||
| Theme | 2: Time, Continuity, and Change | Early Grades |
| Theme | 4: Individual Development and Identity | Early Grades |
| Theme | 8: Science, Technology and Society | Early Grades |
Related Primary Sources
- “Keep ‘Em Smilin’” Humorous Stationery
- 10 Cent US War Savings Bond Stamp Album
- 25 Cent Stamp Album for the purchase of the United States War Savings Bonds
- 4 War Ration Books in a Dr Pepper sponsored Ration Book protector
- A Personal Message From a Service Man, record
- A’ Basic Mileage Ration Coupons
- Airplane Spotter Playing Cards, World War II, suit of clubs
- Airplane Spotter Playing Cards, World War II, suit of diamonds
- Airplane Spotter Playing Cards, World War II, suit of hearts
- Airplane Spotter Playing Cards, World War II, suit of spades
- America Needs Your Scrap Rubber
- Are You Doing All You Can?
- Ball Canning Jar
- Boys’ Life Magazine
- C8′ Essential Mileage Ration Coupons
- Canning Jar Lifter
- Captain America Comic Book Cover and sample pages
- Children collecting scrap metal
- Corn seed packet
- Cucumber seed packet
- Do with less — so they’ll have enough!
- General Eisenhower with Boy Scout Troop 59
- Grease Canister
- Help G.I. Joe poster
- Holgate Toy Notice
- Homemaker’s War Guide
- I’m Out to Lick Runaway Prices
- Iron Pills for Hitler
- Jeep Campaign poster
- Leather wallet for ration books and tokens
- Letter on a Record
- Muskmelon seed packet
- Navy Scouts Paper Dolls
- Philco Tombstone tube radio
- Plant a Victory Garden
- Ration Point Chart
- Ration Tokens
- Rationing Means a Fair Share for All of Us
- SCRAP
- Steel Pennies
- Toy Car
- Victory Garden Scrapbook
- Voice O’Graph record
- War Gas Ration Sticker ‘A’
- War Ration Book Number Four
- War Ration Book Number One
- War Ration Book Number Three
- War Ration Book Number Two
- War Service Medal
- We’ll Have Lots to Eat this Winter, Won’t We Mother?
- WWII Sons in Service flag
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