Tag: between two wars

  • Great Depression movies you can watch with the whole family

    Great Depression movies you can watch with the whole family

      Now that we’ve moved into the 20th Century there are many movies you can watch to gain a feeling for the eras we’re studying.  As a family we love to watch movies together, and it’s fun to watch movies to learn about the Great Depression.  I’ve got some real favorites from that time period,…

  • Depression Era Simulation: Living as Hobos

    Yesterday I talked about Hoovervilles, well today we’re going to talk about scrounging and living in a day to day life.   Supplies needed: vegetables, sausage or hamburger meat, butter, empty can, place to build a fire or a grill, spices, and space to hide them in   During that period people would scrounge and…