Welcome to Our World War II History Lessons: People and Places of WWII

Course Outline for Our World War II History Lessons: People and Places of WWII

Unit One: Who’s Who of World War II

Introduction

• Week One
  • Lesson One: Presidents, Prime Ministers, & More
  • Lesson Two: War Room Meeting—Discussion of Excellent Leader Qualities

Introducing the Axis and the Allies

• Week Two
  • Lesson Three: Where in the World?
  • Lesson Four: Map It
• Week Three
  • Lesson Five: Fly the Flag!
  • Lesson Six: “Take Note of This!”

Paths Leading to WWII

• Week Four
  • Lesson Seven: Germany, France, and Great Britain
• Week Five
  • Lesson Eight: Italy and the Soviet Union
• Week Six
  • Lesson Nine: Japan and China
• Week Seven
  • Lesson Ten: The United States of America
• Week Eight
  • Lesson Eleven: Timeline Activities
  • Lesson Twelve: Timeline of Events (1931-1941)
• Week Nine
  • Lesson Thirteen: “There’s a War Going On!” Bingo Game
• Week Ten
  • Lesson Fourteen: Just War?

Just a Little Taste

• Week Eleven
  • Lesson Fifteen: Germany’s Potato Soup in Herb Sauce
  • Lesson Sixteen: Great Britain’s Wartime Pastries
  • Lesson Seventeen: South Africa’s Bunny Chow
  • Lesson Eighteen: America’s SPAM to the Rescue!

We’re In It Together Now

• Week Twelve
  • Lesson Nineteen: Writing Prompts
• Week Thirteen
  • Lesson Twenty: Not Everyone
  • Lesson Twenty-One: Note Taking Cards

Culminating Activities

Bible Passages to Read and Ponder

Unit Two: The American Home Front

• Week Fourteen
  • Lesson One: Introducing America: Neutral No Longer
  • Lesson Two: December 7, 1941
  • Lesson Three: Make Trading Cards
  • Lesson Four: President Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor Speech
• Week Fifteen
  • Lesson Five: Hometown Research Activity
• Week Sixteen
  • Lesson Six: How News Traveled
  • Lesson Seven: Radio
  • Lesson Eight: Photo Evaluation
• Week Seventeen
  • Lesson Nine: What is Propaganda? Recognizing Today’s Propaganda
  • Lesson Ten: Newspapers
  • Lesson Eleven: Analyze a Political Cartoon
• Week Eighteen
  • Lesson Twelve: Newspaper Activity #1 (Notetaking)
  • Lesson Thirteen: Newspaper Activity #2 (Spelling and Writing)
  • Lesson Fourteen: Newspaper Activity #3: Write a Story
• Week Nineteen
  • Lesson Fifteen: Mail Call
• Week Twenty
  • Lesson Sixteen: V-Mail
  • Lesson Seventeen: Write a Letter to a Service Member
• Week Twenty-One
  • Lesson Eighteen: Discrimination of Latinos and Japanese Americans
  • Lesson Nineteen: Write a Persuasive Essay
• Week Twenty-Two
  • Lesson Twenty: Read and Report
• Week Twenty-Three
  • Lesson Twenty-One: Discrimination of African-Americans
• Week Twenty-Four
  • Lesson Twenty-Two: Research & Illustrate the Double V
  • Lesson Twenty-Three: War Production and Industry
• Week Twenty-Five
  • Lesson Twenty-Four: The Workers and Rosie the Riveter
• Week Twenty-Six
  • Lesson Twenty-Five: Inventions and The Manhattan Project
• Week Twenty-Seven
  • Lesson Twenty-Six: Military and Civil Defense
  • Lesson Twenty-Seven: Service Flags
  • Lesson Twenty-Eight: Propaganda Posters
  • Lesson Twenty-Nine: Create a Propaganda Poster
• Week Twenty-Eight
  • Lesson Thirty: Rations-Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do, or Do Without
• Week Twenty-Nine
  • Lesson Thirty-One: Watch a Short, Educational Film
  • Lesson Thirty-Two: Bake a WWII Cake
  • Lesson Thirty-Three: Bake a War Kitchen Cookie Recipe
  • Lesson Thirty-Four: Victory Gardens and Salvage Drives
  • Lesson Thirty-Five: Get in the Scrap
• Week Thirty
  • Lesson Thirty-Six: Entertainment and Baseball
  • Lesson Thirty-Seven: Movies
  • Lesson Thirty-Eight: Music
  • Lesson Thirty-Nine: Glenn Miller
• Week Thirty-One
  • Lesson Forty: Victory
  • Lesson Forty-One: President Harry S. Truman
  • Lesson Forty-Two: Create a Trivia Game Show
• Week Thirty-Two
  • Lesson Forty-Three: V-E Day and V-J Day
• Week Thirty-Three
  • Lesson Forty-Four: E is for Excellence
• Week Thirty-Four
  • Lesson Forty-Five: How Much Did WWII Cost?
  • Lesson Forty-Six: Thank a Veteran and Interview a Hometown Hero
• Week Thirty-Five
  • Lesson Forty-Seven: Culminating Activity Ideas