Up your student engagment in history class

If you are like me, taking students to see historical sites or working historical artifacts are out of the question because of logistics or funding.

But the National World War II Museum is working to help address this issue with the Operation Footlocker.  Operation Footlocker is a project that brings 15 artifacts from World War II to your classroom.  These are not reproductions, but the real artifacts!   Some of the items include ration books, V-mail letters, dog tags, sand from the beaches of Normandy and Iwo Jima, wartime magazines, a high school yearbook from the early 1940s, and more.  Talking about getting students engaged!
 

There is also a manual that gives students the historical context of the items and cotton gloves for the students to wear while they are handling the artifacts. 

All this for only $75.

If you are interested in the footlocker you contact Walt Burgoyne at walt.burgoyne@nationalww2museum.org or call (504) 528-1944 x333. Have the dates you want your footlocker in mind.

Also, if you are looking for some other ideas to spice up your history classes check out these lessons from the Social Studies Super Store.

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