The Great Depression Activities
Activity 1
Near some cities people built tarpaper and tin shacks. These shack towns were called Hoovervilles because the people felt that President Hoover had not helped them. Build your own Hooverville.
Activity 2
Assign each student a fact about the Great Depression. Have students write the fact on a standard sized piece of construction paper. Under the statement students should illustrate the fact. These could be posted on a bulletin board. The following websites have some interesting facts:
Activity 3
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Great Depression