During the Great Depression - Chapter 1 - AD
Page 2 - The woman from the orphanage made reference to a depression going on all over this country.
MarcoGram Dust Bowl Days to Victory Days: 1930's to 1945 provides lots of excellent resources about the Great Depression. This site is taken from Marco Polo.
Also, see Twelve Great Lessons for Teaching the Great Depression. The source for this site is Education World.
This site provides good links and a cross-section of activities for use across the curriculum.