World War II

What They'll Explore

• World War II from the American perspective, on both fronts
• The Navajo Code Talkers and their unbreakable code
• The sacrifices different groups of Americans made during the war
• A hands-on simulation built into the workbook
• A significant historical figure of their choosing, researched in depth

What's Included

Reading Options

Choose one historical fiction title to read alongside the unit.

• Projekt 1065
• Heroes
• Brave Like My Brother
• I Survived the Nazi Invasion
• I Survived the Battle of D-Day
• I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor
• The Secret Cave
• Number the Stars
• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
• The Book Thief
• Soul Lanterns
• Boy at War
• The War That Saved My Life
• The Night War

Then choose one nonfiction title or biography of a person of the era:

• Ghosts in the Fog
• The Diary of a Young Girl
• Bomb
• They Called Us Enemy
• The Hiding Place (or graphic novel version)
• Agent Most Wanted
• Unbroken (Young Adult Adaptation)

Who It's For

How It Works

1. Read the required chapters and complete the daily workbook pages at your own pace.
2. Choose one historical fiction book and one biography to read alongside the unit.
3. Participate in the war-era simulation built into the workbook.
4. Research a significant person of your choice and build a biography poster as a final project.

Sample & Preview

The workbook is free to download

Since the full student workbook is free, you can preview the whole unit before you start — these are real pages from the actual unit, not mockups.

Click any page to open the full, real workbook PDF.

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