Educational resources: World War II
Although the Lake District was far away from the battlefront and less vulnerable to air attacks, the outbreak of World War Two (WWII) did have an impact on the people living and working here.
These online resources are designed to help teachers, parents and students understand how the war affected the Lake District landscape and its people. They enable you to use local examples and sites to aid discovery and learning:
World War II activities and resources for teachers
We've created several World War II-related activities:
- WWII activity baking with rationed ingredients (Word document)
- WWII activity clothes rationing (Word document)
- WWII activity food and ration books (Word document)
- WWII Grow your own food activity (Word document)
- WWII activity identification cards includes templates (Word document)
- WWII activity make a gas mask includes templates (Word document)
- WWII activity packing for evacuation includes labels (Word document)
- WWII activity rationing food quantities (Word document)
- WWII activity snakes and ladders board game (Word document)
- WWII Record Book of Food Eaten (PDF)
Useful websites
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- Cumbria Archive Service
- Cumbria Images Collection
- Cumbria Libraries - Local Studies - includes oral history transcripts
- Solway Aviation Society
Contact us
If you have any information on the war and its impact on the Lake District, please feel free to contact us at archaeology@lakedistrict.gov.uk
Created with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund