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