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Community
Night
Get your whole
school, and the entire community involved by asking every class to
undertake some project related to World War II, whether in art, science,
or history class. Students might create posters or maps, write short
essays or letters, or build model airplanes and ships used by the Allied
forces. The projects could be related to either the homefront or the
battlefront. Then, display these projects around the school and send
out invitations to the community to come and see the exhibit. You can
charge admission and perhaps host an awards ceremony for the best
projects. (For an awards ceremony, you may want to have one winner for
each class, one for each grade level, and then overall school
winners.)
Helping on
the Homefront
During World
War II, citizens across the country contributed to the war effort every
day, in whatever individual ways they could. Children salvaged aluminum
and rubber to provide raw material for use in wartime production.
Families rationed gas, butter, coffee, dairy products and some meats.
To combat food shortages, thousands of people planted their own
"victory gardens," which eventually numbered 20,000 and
produced 40% of all vegetables grown during the war. In order to help
recapture this spirit of sacrifice, there are a number of projects that
your school can undertake. If it is the right season and your school
has access to suitable land, you could try planting your own victory
garden. You could sell the proceeds, with the money going into a fund
for donation to the National World War II Memorial. Please use the
donation form included in this manual.
You also could
mount your own recycling campaign, focusing on aluminum cans and/or
glass bottles. In most places, it is possible to redeem both of these
items for a refund of the deposit money. Keep a running tab of the
amount raised by each class and hold an ice-cream or pizza party (with
refreshments donated by some local restaurant) for the class that raises
the most money for the Memorial.
1. A Night at the Movies
2. Get in the Swing!
3. Community Night
4. Helping on the Home Front
5. See a Penny, Pick it Up...
6. Candy Counter
Click to Download the Donation
Form.
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