The Great Depression
“Making do with what you have.”
Name:__________________________________________
School:_________________________________________
Grade 5 Program
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
1929-1939
The Union Jack
The Red Ensign
Notes, Thoughts, Impressions and Sketches
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GOD SAVE THE KING
God save our gracious King,
Long live our noble King,
God save the King!
Send him victorious,
Happy and glorious,
KIng George V
Reign:1910-1936
Long to reign over us,
God save the King
Pledge of Allegiance
I salute the flag
The emblem of my country.
And to her I pledge
My love and loyalty.
King George VI
Reign:1936-1952
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A Grade Five Report Card from the Great Depression: 1931
Do you study the same subjects today?
In the “Today” column, write “yes” if you do or “no” if you don’t and tell
what you study instead.
Grade Five in 1931 Grade Five Today Reading Literature Composition Spelling Geography Hygiene Canadian History Arithmetic Writing Drawing Natural Studies and Agriculture Attendance Punctuality Rank in Class Attitude to Work Progress Conduct Times Late Days Absent Report card based on 1931 Grade Five Alberta Curriculum, District No. 511, Dowling School. E. O’Brien.
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The Statute of Westminster – 1931
Early in the Great Depression England passed an important law or
statute that gave more power and independence to its former colonies,
including Canada! The Statute of Westminster passed in 1931 ended
England’s control of Canada’s foreign policy : England could no longer tell
Canada how to act with other countries!
A good example of Canada controlling its own foreign affairs happened
in 1939, when the Second World War started at the end of the Great
Depression: Canada declared war on Germany before England did! Today,
all Canadians share a proud identity as a country that fought bravely with
the Allies in the Second World War (1939 – 1945).
But England still had power over some of our laws until 1982. In that
year, England finally surrendered its power to make laws which affected
Canada by passing the Canada Act.
Notes, Thoughts and Sketches:
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CURSIVE WRITING
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Try some cursive writing:
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THEN AND NOW: PART TWO
WARDEN SCHOOL
MY SCHOOL
_____ hand bell and bell on rope
1. Canadian flag (maple leaf)
_____ wood chunks
2. furnace
_____ porch with coat hooks
3. buzzers
_____ pottery jar for water
4. whiteboards
_____ wooden desks in rows
5. rugs and tiles
_____ hurricane lights
6. microwave
_____ wood-burning stove
7. lockers and cubbies
_____ black chalkboards
8. plastic and metal desks
_____ British flag
9. gas and electricity
_____ Canadian Ensign flag
10.water fountains
_____ wooden floor
11. fluorescent lights
What else did you see in the
Warden School that you do not
have in your school?
What do you have in your school
that the students of Warden School
do not have?
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Silver Lane school students, June 1939
Silver Lane school students, 1940
List 5 words that describe the student’s clothing.
Would you like to go to school on a horse? Why or why not?
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THEN AND NOW: PART ONE
Match the item from the 1930s in the first list with the item you would have in your
house or school today.
Write the number in the space provided on the left.
PAHAL HOUSE
_____ scrub board
_____ water well, pail
_____ sad iron
_____ outhouse
_____ hanky
_____ home-made soap
_____ warming oven on the stove
_____ kraut cutter
MY HOUSE
1. Tide
2. electric iron
3. food processor
4. top load washer
5. microwave
6. Toilet
7. tissue or Kleenex
8. tap
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What is different in your house compared to the Pahal family house?
What is different in your house compared to the Armbruster family
house?
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SCAVENGER HUNT WORD LIST
Find the number for these items in the displays.
____whip____manual washing machine
____coal scuttle
____red sleigh____rake
____tire chains
____cream cans____grain scoop
____buggy____hand drill
____lantern
____cream separator
____Swede saw
____honey extractor
____ice tongs____stone wheel
____eveners
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SCAVENGER HUNT: FOUNDERS BUILDING
Match the number and name of the item with its description:
A______________________I was used for transportation when gasoline was too expensive.
B______________________Before electricity, I was used to wash clothes.
c______________________Before electricity, I was used to drill holes.
d______________________I was put on car tires to help get through muddy roads.
e______________________I was used to sharpen knives and axes.
f______________________Together, two people could use me to saw large logs.
g______________________I was used to gather leaves and hay.
h______________________I was used so that more than one horse could pull a load.
I______________________I was used to make an animal go faster.
J______________________I was used to extract honey from honeycomb, taken from bee hives.
K______________________I carried ice blocks to the ice box.
L______________________I separated the cream from the milk.
m______________________I moved grain from the granary to the wagon or truck.
n______________________I was home-made and used to give children rides in the snow.
o______________________Before electricity, I provided light.
P______________________I carried milk and/or cream into town.
q______________________I carried coal into the house.
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Everyday Items from the 1930’s:
Write the items listed on the next page in the appropriate blank:
1. I was used to replace sugar as it was expensive and I was free.--------------------------------------2. I was used to move people around because gasoline became too expensive. ___________
3. I was used to make butter from cream. _________________________________________
4. Before electricity, I was used to keep food from spoiling. ___________________________
5. I was used to tell students to come in from recess. _______________________________
6. My company produces maps for schools. _______________________________________
7. I was used by students instead of using up paper and pencils. _______________________
8. I was used for writing with ink before there were ball point pens. ____________________
9. Before electricity, I provided music in church. ____________________________________
10.I was used to make soap at home. _____________________________________________
11.I was re-used to make shelving. _______________________________________________
12.Before electricity, I was used to take the wrinkles out of clothes. _____________________
13.I was the first readily-available camera. _________________________________________
14.I was used to store hay and straw through the winter. ______________________________
15.I was a car without an engine, pulled by a horse.__________________________________
16.I was newspapers used as blankets._____________________________________________
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Everyday Items from the 1930’s Word List:
Write the items listed below in the blanks on the previous
page:
stick pen
ice box
honeysad iron
Nielsonchurn
Bennett buggy
slate
pump organhorses
apple box
Bennett blanket
barn loft
lye, ash, fat
Kodak Browniehand bell
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WORD SCRAMBLE
Unscramble the words below:
1. snioeor ______________________________________
2. omiucmtyn__________________________________
3. ocshre______________________________________
4. rcosp_______________________________________
5. nrgdea______________________________________
6. svaliuvr_____________________________________
7. miepls______________________________________
8. priaer_______________________________________
9. fmiyla _______________________________________
10.aerrtb _______________________________________
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Find at least 20 words using the letters in
MACHINERY
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RECIPES
Quick and Easy Bread Pudding (for 8X8 pan)
5-6 slices of bread, any type (bran is great)
1 ½ c. milk
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
4 tbsp.sugar
¼ c. raisins
2 tbsp. butter
Beat together milk, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar and raisins by hand or mixer. Pour over torn up bread.
When bread is completely saturated with mixture, mix and break up bread with fork until bread and
mixture are well blended together. Grease pan with butter and pour in mixture. Bake at 350 degrees
for45 min or until knife comes out clean. Don’t throw away your stale bread. It’s great for this recipe.
Waste not, want not!
Oatmeal Molasses Cookies:
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup shortening
1 egg
½ cup molasses
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup quick cooking oats
Cream sugar and shortening together in large mixing bowl. Add egg and molasses; beat well. Add sifted
dry ingredients and mix well. Add vanilla then stir in oatmeal. Drop from teaspoon onto greased baking
sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes, until done.
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RECIPES CONTINUED
Polish Sauerkraut Soup (Kapusta)
6 potatoes – cubed
1 jar sauerkraut (15 oz.)
1 large onion – dice and sauté in ¼ cup oil
2 garlic cloves – sauté
2 ribs celery – sauté
½ tsp caraway seed
1 bay leaf
5 peppercorns
1 Tbsp. thyme or rosemary
salt and pepper
1 lb. Polish sausage
5 carrots – diced
3 Tbsp. sugar
3 Tbsp. chicken bullion
3 Tbsp. sour cream (optional)
Cover with water and simmer until potatoes are cooked.
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CONCLUSIONS
Read the following questions and think about your own responses. Then discuss your
ideas with a partner.
1. In what way would life during the Depression be different than life now?
2. Do you think you would have liked to live during the Great Depression? Why or why
not?
3. Do you think life could have been fun during the 1930s? In what ways?
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CONCLUSIONS CONTINUED:
4. What are your family’s stories about the 1930’s?
5. What skills do members of your family have that would have been useful?
6. Do you think Canadians today have what is would take to live during another
Depression? Tell how, and give evidence to support your answer.
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Do You Know?
1. Three events that started the Great Depression?
a.
b.
c.
2. What flag did schools use during the depression years?
3. How did people pay for goods and services if they had no money?
4. What does “foreclosure” mean?
5. What was the name of the school you visited?
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ABC’s of Thankfulness
Name one thing, starting with each letter of the alphabet, for which you are thankful:
A.____________________________________
O.____________________________________
B.____________________________________
P.____________________________________
C.____________________________________
Q.____________________________________
D.____________________________________
R.____________________________________
E.____________________________________
S.____________________________________
F.____________________________________
T.____________________________________
G.____________________________________
U.____________________________________
H.____________________________________
V.____________________________________
I.____________________________________
W.____________________________________
J.____________________________________
X.____________________________________
K.____________________________________
Y.____________________________________
L.____________________________________
Z.____________________________________
M.____________________________________
N.____________________________________
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Notes, Thoughts and Sketches:
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Notes, Thoughts and Sketches:
Thank you for your participation in today’s program!
Come back soon!
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