World War Two teaching pack

Last updated: 15/11/2023
World War 2: KS2 cover
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
History
Resource type
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

All reviews

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I just viewed it thanks xx

Kath Lomas

03/05/2021

We will be using this for the Autumn term whole school project.

Jean Simpson

19/06/2018

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I just viewed it thanks xx

Kath Lomas

03/05/2021

We will be using this for the Autumn term whole school project.

Jean Simpson

19/06/2018

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5