Lesson Planning

Children will investigate the concept of rationing and the reasons behind it. They will explore some common recipes used during times of rationing.

Teaching Outcomes
To measure out and look at the amount of rationed food a family of four would have had during WW2.
To stick food images on a map according to their place of origin in the UK.
To bake a WW2 dish using rationed ingredients.

Children will:

• Look at and measure out a family’s food for a week based on rationing quotas.
• Stick images of rationed foods on a map showing their place of origin.
• Prepare and bake a WW2 dish using rationed foods.