Series: Pensacola and Escambia County, FL, WWII Heritage City Lessons

This a series of lesson plans about the WWII home front, focused on Pensacola and Escambia County, Florida, 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 USOs, a Vocational School for women, and aviation. The lessons also connect to larger themes and understandings of the US home front during wartime.

• Article 1: A Series of Lessons on Pensacola and Escambia County, Florida, WWII Heritage City

  

  Four lessons support the development of understanding the significance of Pensacola and Escambia County, Florida as an American World War II Heritage City: its impacts to home front efforts with its contributions to the Armed Forces and Naval Aviation, its Vocational School and training of women in industry, and the large USO presence. The lessons highlight specific contributions but connect to larger themes and understandings of the U.S. home front during wartime. Read more

• Article 2: (H)our History Lesson: The Armed Forces Presence in Pensacola and Escambia County, Florida, World War II Heritage City

  

  This lesson is part of a series teaching about the World War II home front, with Pensacola and Escambia County, Florida, an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson contains readings and photos to contribute to learners’ understandings about the Armed Forces presence there. The lesson contains material about the contributions of, and challenges faced by, African American and women service members. An extension includes a resource on an Asian American WAVE. Read more

• Article 3: (H)our History Lesson: Women in the War Industry: WWII Connections to the Pensacola Vocational School

  

  This lesson is part of a series about the World War II home front, with Pensacola and Escambia County, an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson contains three primary reading sources and photos to contribute to learners’ understandings about the role of the Pensacola Vocational School in training home front war workers, and particularly women. Read more

• Article 4: (H)our History Lesson: The USO Serving on the WWII Home Front in Pensacola and Escambia County, Florida

  

  This lesson is part of a series teaching about the World War II home front, with Pensacola and Escambia County designated as an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson contains photographs, a background reading, and newspaper excerpts to contribute to learners’ understandings about the experiences and contributions of community connections to the Armed Forces, such as through civilian volunteer efforts and recreation. Read more

• Article 5: (H)our History Lesson: Pensacola and Escambia County, Florida: Comparing and Connecting WWII Home Front cities

  

  This lesson is part of a series teaching about the World War II home front, with Pensacola and Escambia County, Florida, an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson contains primary sources and a culminating mastery project. The second reading describes the area's designation as a Heritage City. The culminating project assesses the city as a WWII Heritage City, with the opportunity to combine knowledge from other lessons about Pensacola and Escambia County. Read more