U.S. Home
Front - World War II
Additional
Activities
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Victory Garden in a pot. As a class, try to grow as many vegetables
as possible in one pot.
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Cooking without sugar. There are many marvelous recipes online from
the Home Front era. Choose any sugarless cookie recipe to serve to your students.
Have students research recipes in their own family and online. Here are some
authentic Home Front recipes:
Meatless Meat Loaf:
2 C cold beans, 2C bread crumbs, 1C nut meats (if
available), 2 eggs, 2T melted oleo, 2T chopped green pepper or 1t sage, salt
to taste. Shape as you would a meat loaf. Pour over it one can of tomato
pulp or soup and a little water. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Mrs
Harry Tammen.
Mock Chicken and Noodles:
1 quart milk, 4 T oleo, 1&1/2 cup noodles,
5 hard cooked eggs. When milk has reached the boiling point, add oleo and
noodles. Cook 20 minutes. Then add the eggs cut in half. Salt and pepper
to taste. Mrs G.W. Shaffer.
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Create a class scrapbook of World War II memories by interviewing seniors
in your community.
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Create V-mail. Remember - Loose Lips Sink Ships. You can't tell anyone
where you are, or what you are doing, or give any hint of location or activity.
You can't mention the date. Can't mention the weather as that also might
give a clue to location. Have fun with this activity. It is the lighter side
of the war.
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Research some of the marvelous cartoons created during World War II.
Disney was very active, as was Dr Seuss!
Disney Goes to War - Political
Cartoons &
The Political
Dr Seuss - World War II Cartoons. There were also wonderful cartoons
that shared daily life created by many talented people.
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Rosie
the Riveter
Images
of Uncle Sam clip art
Norman
Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter (picture)
Conducting
Interviews (lesson)
World
War II - Women on the Home Front
American
on the Home Front (HS, Teacher to Teacher)
1942:
On The Home Front (click on excerpt from the book)
Buzz
Words, African American Women Homefront (click on excerpt from the
book)
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