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World War II Teacher Resources
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Learners explore contributions of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) during World War II, examine portrayals of women in World War II posters and newsreels, compare and contrast them with personal recollections of the WASPs, and demonstrate understanding of importance of WASP program, which enhanced careers for women in aviation.
Students explore the events in the pacific during World War II. For this World War II lesson, students use reference material to access information about significant locations in the War. Student debate the use of the atomic bomb to end the war in the Pacific.
Middle schoolers learn about Japanese-American experiences during World War II in this historical fiction lesson. After viewing websites to learn more about internment camps, middle schoolers read The Bracelet, by Yoshiko Uchida, and write text-to-text and text-to-world connections on Post-it notes during reading. They discuss the government's decision to put Japanese Americans in interment camps and share their opinions in a reflection journal.
Students investigate World War II through the computer game Axis and Allies. They discuss the basics of World War II before playing the game, spend eight weeks playing the game that is a simulation of World War II, and write a report and conduct an interview with someone who lived through WWII.
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary resources. In this World War II lesson, students examine racial relations during the war and then examine propaganda techniques employed by the United States during the war.
Eighth graders read about and reflect upon a variety of events that occurred during World War II. They conduct research on the Holocaust and Anne Frank's life, the attack on Pearl Harbor, American life during this time and the bombing of Hiroshima. Students keep journals, interview people who lived during this time and access a variety of sources.
Learners discuss the role of women before, during, and after World War II. In this equality activity, students plan how to make the workforce more equal among men and women after World War II. They research World War II and its effects on American people.
Fifth graders examine primary sources to explore the events leading to World War II. In this World War II lesson, 5th graders develop questions and research answers from information found in primary documents. Students view a video clip and complete a worksheet related to World War II events.
Students examine Europe's role in World War II through a series of videos.
Learners are introduced to the experiences of thousands of Hispanics during World War II. After watching an excerpt from "The War", they work together in groups to research more in depth their different experiences. They compare and contrast the Hispanic experience with other minority groups during the war.