Printable ww2 ration book booklet teacher made twinkl. Search from 60 top ration book pictures and royaltyfree images from istock. Create a role play area and provide students with one, and let them experience rationing firsthand. Click above for great movie clip so i have been asked exactly what i can and cant eat on 1940s wartime rationing when rationing was introduced in england on january 8, 1940 incidentally that is my birthdaythe january 8 bit not the 1940 it was to ensure that food was distributed fairly and that the. Ration book was created by the government of canada in the 1940s during world war ii. A brilliant example of a ration booklet that children can use during their learning on the second world war and rationing. Throughout the 1940s every man woman and child in britain owned ration books of coupons that had to be used to obtain food and clothing. During the second world war, you couldnt just walk into a shop and buy as much sugar or butter or meat as you wanted, nor could you fill up your car with gasoline whenever you liked. Watch and listen to clips about rationing of food and goods in britain during world war two, and learn what was rationed, how, why and when.
Use this ration booklet to teach about ww2 and rationing. Find highquality stock photos that you wont find anywhere else. The first two images explain how ration books were to be used. Clothing rationing was introduced in 1941 and lasted eight years. Learn more about rationing for the war effort during world war ii with research starters at the national wwii museum. These are the world war ii ration stamp books of young william walton smith jr. Antique world war ii ration books are not rare,antiques expert larry cox answers readers questions about world war ii ration books, blakely china and commemorative coins. This meant planning meals carefully, being creative with menus, and not wasting food. Living on rations in the second world war i was there ww2 duration. This is a single replica junior ration book from 19441945. Even the queen herself had a ration book she would have had to use.
More than 8,000 ration boards across the country administered the program. Print or photocopy onto coloured card and staple together. Youll notice that they change slightly throughout the war. Each page is separate so you can include what you need. The ration book was used by donor during the second. Ideal for school projects, events or for those with an interest in world war 2. A world war 2 ration book template containing 12 pages and a front and back cover. Primary resources free worksheets, lesson plans and teaching ideas for primary and elementary teachers. How a humble ration book helped set iwm on the road to sharing peoples stories of conflict over the last 100 years. Today is day three of my wartime kitchen and ration book cooking challenge, and today is all about eggs and the recipe i am sharing is for egg in a nest. Fabric was needed for the war effort to make uniforms, parachutes etc. Ration book definition and meaning collins english.
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