Series: Savannah and Chatham County, Georgia, WWII Heritage City Lessons

This series of lesson plans about the WWII home front, focused on Savannah and Chatham County, Georgia, as an American World War II Heritage City. The lessons contain photographs, readings, and primary sources, with optional extension activities. The lessons highlight specific contributions, such as shipbuilding and civilian contributions. The lessons also connect to larger themes and understandings of the US home front during wartime.

• Article 1: A Series of Lessons on Savannah and Chatham County, Georgia, WWII Heritage City

  

  Four lessons support the development of understanding the significance of Savannah and Chatham County, Georgia designated as an American World War II Heritage City. Highlights include shipbuilding and defense industries, the Armed Forces presence at Hunter Field, and civilian home front contributions in both paid and volunteer work. The lessons highlight specific contributions but connect to larger themes and understandings of the U.S. home front during WWII. Read more

• Article 2: (H)our History Lesson: Shipbuilding in Savannah and Chatham County, Georgia, World War II Heritage City

  

  This lesson is part of a series teaching about the World War II home front, with Savannah and Chatham County, Georgia designated as an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson contains readings and photos to contribute to learners’ understandings about shipbuilding in Savannah, such as the production of Liberty ships and minesweepers. Civilian workers, including women and youth, contributed to the efforts. Read more

• Article 3: (H)our History Lesson: Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah and Chatham County, Georgia, WWII Heritage City

  

  This lesson is part of a series teaching about the World War II home front, with Savannah and Chatham County, Georgia designated as an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson contributes to learners’ understanding of the presence of Armed Forces in Savannah and Chatham County by examining the work of service members and civilians at Hunter Airfield. The lesson includes background reading, excerpt of a unit yearbook, and letters from a service member stationed there. Read more

• Article 4: (H)our History Lesson: Home Front Civilian Contributions in Savannah and Chatham County, World War II Heritage City

  

  This lesson is part of a series teaching about the World War II home front, with Savannah and Chatham County, Georgia designated as an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson examines three examples of local civilian contributions on the home front: paid industry work at the Savannah Quartermaster Depot, volunteerism within civilian defense, and scrap and salvage drives. The extension is a case study to consider ethical implications of wartime development. Read more

• Article 5: (H)our History Lesson: Savannah and Chatham County, Georgia: Comparing and Connecting WWII Home Front Cities

  

  This lesson is part of a series teaching about the World War II home front, with Savannah and Chatham County, Georgia, an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson contains photographs, readings, optional media activity, and a culminating mastery project. The culminating project contributes to learners’ understandings of the city as a WWII Heritage City, with the opportunity to combine themes from the three other lessons in the Savannah and Chatham lesson collection. Read more