Here are the handouts that you can print out for the class this week.

 Ration prices.xls

 Ration tickets.xls

When the students get the handouts, divide them into groups of 4, and hand one sheet of each file to each student.  They are to group together to spend their ration tickets on food for the month for their family unit.

Also, check out these links for background information on Rationing and the Homefront of WWII:

Rationing  This website will be good for images for power point presentations, as well as seeing what the kids are instructed to look at on their page.

Pop Culture  Look at this page for a bit of background information on 1943, for prices and such.

Here is some more informatin on homefronts on this page.

Also, here is other information on this World War 2 Timeline.

Check out the videos in this collection to show in class.

Finally, don't forget to look at other information on Victory gardens Here.