Behind the Scenes of We’re All in this Together!
This fall, the Museum is debuting a brand new student program in partnership with WYES-TV, an interactive Electronic Field Trip about the American Home Front. In “We’re All in this Together! How Students Like YOU Helped Win WWII,” students will be able to see themselves during this critical part of our history, forming important connections with the past.
Today’s students embark on a mission with Museum volunteers who were students during the war years as their trusty guides. Together, they explore the Museum and examine how even the youngest Americans made a difference in aiding the war effort. The war shaped their lives in fundamental ways—what they ate, how they dressed, what they read in their comic books, heard on the radio, and saw at the movies, and even what they learned and did in school. From collecting scrap, rationing, to growing Victory Gardens in their backyards, and buying war stamps with their allowance, even those who were too young to work or serve in the military certainly did their part.
We have been filming some segments in preparation for the live show later this fall all across the Museum. Marveling at materials needed to build tanks and planes in the US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, learning the popular dance moves of the time from the Victory Belles, and discovering why some pennies were made out of steel during the war, are just a couple of the fun-filled moments we’ve captured so far.
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- Museum volunteer Jim Bryant and student actor Miguel marvel how 18 tons of scrap were needed to make the Sherman tank behind them.
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- Museum volunteer Joyce Dunn shares with student actor Chris how she rationed and conserved materials during the war.
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- Victory Belles Cristina, Shelbie, and Mandi, fresh off of their performance of "America's Wartime Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Andrews Sisters" chat with student actress Caroline and Museum volunteer Sylvia Murphy about WWII entertainment.
Teachers, mark your calendars! The live show, which you can view right from your classroom computer, will launch on Wednesday, November 4th. If your students feel inspired by what they see in the Electronic Field Trip, your classroom can sign up for the Museum’s service learning project, Get in the Scrap! With the support of the Museum and an easy-to-follow project toolkit, your classroom can be a part of this national recycling and conservation effort, and even earn cool prizes.
Stay tuned–many more details to come!
Post by Chrissy Gregg, Virtual Classroom Coordinator
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