World War Two teaching pack
Take a step back in time with your KS2 class to explore wartime Britain.
Designed to develop children’s understanding of the impact of this life-changing event, the pack focuses particularly on children’s experiences and includes a range of activities and resources for history, English, DT and display.
We’ve even gathered together an audio collection of childhood memories.
What's included?
- 31 teaching ideas and accompanying resources, including some based upon texts by Michael Morpurgo
- links to the curriculum.
What's inside?
History (pages 1-53)
- World events
- Teaching ideas
- The United Nations International Day of Peace
- What started the Second World War?
- Anne Frank – Key events
- Anne Frank timeline
- Anne Frank dos and don’ts
- D-Day landings
- Remembrance Day study
- Life at home
- Teaching ideas
- How was life different during the war?
- Clothing coupons
- Report on rationing
- Air raid shelter
- Air raid precautions
- A selection of wartime childhood memories
- What was it like? – Gathering evidence
- Now and then
- Evacuation suitcase – activity pack
- How did you feel on VE Day?
Literacy (pages 54-92)
- Teaching ideas
- Resources
- I Believe in Unicorns
- Friend or Foe activity pack
- Letter to a new teacher
- A week of diary writing – step back in time
- My diary
- World War II picture poetry
Design Technology (pages 93-106)
- Curriculum coverage
- Teaching ideas
- Resources
- Wartime recipes
- Rationing in World War II – sandwich filling survey
- Sock monkey template
- Propaganda PowerPoint
Display (pages 107-125)
- Teaching ideas
- Resources
- World War II word mat
- World War II leaders word mat
- World War II leaders fact cards
- World War II fact cards
- Board game template
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03/05/2021
We will be using this for the Autumn term whole school project.
19/06/2018