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Worksheet
Curated OER

What Is On The Coin

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students look at the different types of coins and focus upon reading a variety of facts and make notes concerning them.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Study Guide for the 2009 Richard Gray Visual Arts Lecturer: Jules Feiffer

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the cartoons of Jules Feiffer and the art genre to then create their own comic book-style spread. In this cartoon art lesson plan, students read about the work of Feiffer and identify the techniques of the art. Students...
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Primary
University of Texas at Austin

Voces Oral History Project: u.s. Latinos and Latinas and World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Find personal narratives from Hispanic Americans that served in World War II. Many faced harrowing experiences in war only to be discriminated against upon returning home.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Poster Art From World War Ii

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) explores how words and posters waged a constant battle for the hearts and minds of the American citizenry during World War II.
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Unit Plan
East of England Broadband Network

E2 Bn: History's Heroes: The Heroine and the Holocaust

For Teachers 7th - 9th
A history unit taking a close look at Poland during World War II. Meet the courageous Irena Sendlerowa, who helped save thousands of children. Activities expanding students' understanding of this hero and how Poland was involved in the...
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Website
Veterans Affairs Canada

Historically Speaking: The Human Cost of War

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module gives students the opportunity to view and listen to hundreds of interviews with people who experienced first hand the Korean and First and Second world wars. This is an excellent teaching resource that helps...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Black Heroes Throughout Us Military History

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the standout soldiers, spies and homefront forces who fought for America, from the Revolution to World War II. During the American Revolution, thousands of Black Americans fought -- on both sides of the conflict. As America's Civil...
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Website
Other

Letters From the Front: Jewish War Heroes

For Students 9th - 10th
The experience of Jews that served in the Red Army during World War II through letters, diaries, photographs and music.
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Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Hero Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th
Hero, a story written by Martha Attema, is a historical fiction novel set in Holland during World War II. It centers on a young boy's love for a horse that sustains him after he is separated from his family. The horse is later taken away...
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Website
Veterans Affairs Canada

Heroes Remember Canadian Chinese Veterans

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and listen to firsthand accounts of Chinese men and women who served in the Second World War. At that time, the Chinese were not even allowed to vote and their courageous efforts in the war went unacknowledged. This article tries to...
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History: The Holocaust for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history of the Holocaust during World War II. Jewish people were killed by the German Nazi Party.
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Website
Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: Heroes Remember Interview

For Students 9th - 10th
Search this data base and view interviews with veterans who recount their experiences in the First, Second, South African and Korean Wars. The data base may be searched by war, geographic location, campaign, branch, unit or occupation....
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Website
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Bell South Digital Storyteller: Generations of Heroes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Information and advice for participating in a digital storytelling project that documents the experiences and memories of those who have served the United States in war or other military conflicts. Step-by-step instructions, useful...
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Article
Other

Uss Alabama Battleship Memorial Park: Battleship Uss Alabama (Bb 60)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the history and battle stories about the 1942 World War II warship, USS Alabama on display in Mobile Bay.
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Article
The History Place

The History Place: The Four Chaplains

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of four heroes in World War II aboard the USAT Dorchester who made the ultimate sacrifice to save others.
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Website
Other

Defense: American Indian Heritage Month: Code Talkers

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the Native Americans who used their tribal languages as code during World War I and World War II. Includes information on Charles Chibitty, a Comanche code talker who was inducted into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.
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Article
Other

Home for Heroes: Buffalo Soldiers Taught Him

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the U. S. Department of Defense provides information about the African-American soldiers who served in the 92nd Infantry. Includes the testimony of a man who served in the division.
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Article
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin: The Audie Murphy Story

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Don Graham, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, presents The Audie Murphy Story, an American WWII hero.
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PPT
CNN

Cnn: Bob Greene: Real Heroes: Four Died So Others Might Live

For Students 9th - 10th
A short slideshow identifying four brave Americans who sacrificed their lives to save many others on the USAT Dochester in 1943.
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Website
Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: African American Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The Art Institute of Chicago's collection of African American art provides a rich introduction to over 100 years of noted achievements in painting, sculpture, and printmaking. Ranging chronologically from the Civil War era to the Harlem...
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Activity
East of England Broadband Network

History's Heroes: Roger Bushell (1910 1944)

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story on Roger Bushell, leader of the Great escape. Find out who he was, what he did, his achievements, and his legacy.
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Handout
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: History of Baseball, 1860 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums pertaining to the history of baseball. See Babe Ruth's reinvention of the game with his homers, and get to know the heroes who left the diamond to...