Young Yorkers Leaflet: The 1930s


Teacher Edition, Page 1		 Description: Within the context of local history, students discover how families and their communities dealt with the problems associated with the Depression. Students increase their awareness of the relationships among economy, technology, and community, and how these relationships change over time.

Learning Goals:

  • Introduce students to the issues of the 1930s
  • Help students discover the daily world of their grandparents
  • Develop students’ observation skills and ability to draw conclusions from reading a newspaper

Number of pages: 8 (teacher edition – 4; student edition – 4)

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