https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw This padlet includes links and resources for teaching about the Great Depression. Most resources are appropriate for Grades 2-6. en-us 2020-03-25 19:36:10 UTC 2025-04-24 10:35:40 UTC hello@padlet.com goldenstay https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475300413 Click below for links to the Common Sense Media Website
Sounder 2003 (DVD only)
Annie (Disney+)
Journey of Natty Gann (Disney +)
Kit: An American Girl (rent or HBO Now)



]]> 2020-03-25 19:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475300413 goldenstay https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475344304 Most of these are recommend for children ages 6 and up. Click below for links to the Common Sense Media Website and teaching resources (if available).

Out of the Dust (Teaching Guide)
Bud, Not Buddy (Teaching Guide)
A Long Way from Chicago (Teaching Guide) & Sequel A Year Down Yonder (Teaching Guide)

Esperanza Rising (Teaching Guide)
Dear America: Christmas After All (Teaching Guide)
American Girl Kit Kittredge Collection (Teaching Guide)]]> 2020-03-25 20:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475344304 goldenstay https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475374908 Exhibit: A New Deal for the Arts
Dorthea Lange Photographs
Oakland Museum Archive
Lessons from Frist Museum

Books on Dorthea Lange:
Dorthea's Eyes
Migrant Mother: How a Photograph Defined the Great Depression]]> 2020-03-25 20:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475374908 goldenstay https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475381912 1. Research and make paper or fabric quilt blocks from Great Depression patterns.
2. Make some recipes from the Great Depression.
3. Research what people saved during the Great Depression (Flour Sacks, Grease, Paper Scraps)
4. Research Depression Era toys or play games.
5. Make dolls from reusable items or nature.
6. Make a Jacobs Ladder.
7. Make a WhirlyGig
8. Research and play Monopoly.
9. Make a telephone.
10. Learn about the stockmarket. ]]> 2020-03-25 20:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475381912 goldenstay https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475388324 Digital history exploration on children during the Great Depression. Contains letters from kids to Roosevelt.

Ohio Oral History Project on the Great Depression]]> 2020-03-25 20:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475388324 goldenstay https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475449965 Brother Can You Spare a Dime
NPR Article with links
Woody Guthrie
Dustbowl Through Song Resources
Woody Guthrie Center]]> 2020-03-25 21:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475449965 goldenstay https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475461288 Lessons on the Dust Bowl, Social Justice, Mapping, Math from Woody Guthrie Center on the Dust Bowl with links to resources and great projects.]]> 2020-03-25 21:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475461288 goldenstay https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475483855 This site has some excellent suggestions for books that balance the despair of the Great Depression with uplifting stories. ]]> 2020-03-25 21:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475483855 goldenstay https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475499830 Ken Burns in the Classroom Resources]]> 2020-03-25 22:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475499830 goldenstay https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475506879 Intended for older students (PG) this is an engaging documentary series giving a unique overview of US Events, including the Great Depression and WWII. (Amazon Prime Video)]]> 2020-03-25 22:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475506879 goldenstay https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475518429 Interesting experiment ideas teaching about human and environmental causes of the Great Depression.
Information from Mystery Science about the Dust Bowl.

Experiments:
Science Fair Style Experiment
Can Plants Help Slow Erosion?
Erosion Experiment

Interesting video to attempt to recreate the experiment. ]]> 2020-03-25 22:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/goldenstay/kzyen0hivyxw/wish/475518429