5SSGrDepression

=Great Depression=

Quick Activities and Games
Riding the Rails http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rails/sfeature/tales.html Read stories of teenagers who "rode the rails" looking for work during the Great Depression.

Lessons- Internet
Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: http://newdeal.feri.org/eleanor/index.htm Click "How the Depression Affected Children" to begin. The click the right arrow next to "Contents" at the top of the page to continue through the website. After you finish reading all the pages, write a paragraph about what life was like for children during the Great Depression.

Remembering the Great Depression: Personal Memoirs http://faculty.buffalostate.edu/beaverjf/nbd/memoir.htm Students can choose from a list of 5 different memoirs (Basic Comforts, Chores, Entertainment, Food & Shopping, and Transportation). Each topic includes an activity sheet with worksheet questions and online games. After reading the memoirs, students can play the Challenge game with a friend.

Lessons- Technology
Spreadsheet- "Brother Can You Spare a Dime" http://www.todaysteacher.com/TheGreatDepressionWebQuest/Introduction.htm Do the "We Get By" section to create a month budget with prices and wages from the Great Depression. After creating the budget, students can use a spreadsheet program to create a circle graph of the monthly expenses. How to Create a Graph Help Page: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/excel_create_chart.htm

Internet Resources- Teacher
Dear Mrs. Roosevelt Teacher's Guide- http://newdeal.feri.org/classrm/classdmr.htm Lesson plans to accompany the Dear Mrs. Roosevelt website listed above.

Then and Now: Prices http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_19268_20778-52530--,00.html Compare prices during the Great Depression to prices today

Internet Resources- Student
The Great Depression- Informational Site http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/depwwii/depwar.html Learn all about the Great Depression and Dust Bowl

Surviving the Dust Bowl http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/index.html PBS site with lots of information about the Dust Bowl