WORKSHEETS
Read about Ralph Bunche, and explore the related activities to learn more about this important statesman.
Explore the details of the life and accomplishments of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States.
Distribute a chart that details the United States presidential elections of 1952 and 1956.
Review with your students the milestones and issues in the development of the television and its effects on society. In…
Assign writing prompts about the 1940s, and/or books that were written in the 1940s.
Distribute this overview of the key events, people, and places from 1950 to 1959 to provide ideas for projects and…
Introduce your students to the issues surrounding the "Red Scare" in the United States in the 1950s.
Share the story of the Korean War, and assign the related research topics.
Read about the Nuremberg Trials of officials involved in the Holocaust during the Nazi regime of World War II. Then…
Find out which noteworthy people were born or died during the 1940s.
Learn some interesting facts and figures about the United States in the 1940s.
Here's a list of notable inventions and firsts of the 1940s.
Encourage your students to dabble in painting by mimicking the styles of Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.
REFERENCE
Share the story of Norman Rockwell and assign the related activities as a way of learning more about a great artist.
Read about R. Buckminster Fuller, and use the suggested activities to learn more about this great architect.
Distribute this list to highlight world events during the 1940s.
Share the story of the Reys, creators of Curious George books, and assign the related activities to learn more about…
In 1943, chewing gum magnate Philip K. Wrigley organized the first all-female baseball league. Have students read about…
The goal of the Manhattan Project was to develop an atomic bomb. Read about it and explore the related activities to…
Learn about three major writers of the forties: Richard Wright, James Michener, and Herman Wouk.
Have your students read about the Navajo Code Talkers, and explore the related activity to learn more about this…
Read about the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, and explore the related activities.
Read about Jackie Robinson's achievements, and explore the related activities to learn more about this pioneering…
The chart on this page compares some facts about first ladies Eleanor Roosevelt and Bess Truman.
