ASSEMBLY; LESSON; QUIZZES; WORDSEARCHES AND TIMELINES FOR VE DAY

VE Day on May 8th. It is suitable for primary and secondary school and contains:

1. An assembly/lesson - the first part of the ppt is an assembly containing images/clips/explanations about the significance of VE day and the aftermath of the war (approx 20 mins). If it is used as a lesson there are tasks incorporated in the 2nd part of the presentation to support building on writing evaluative answers (in this case weighing up the consequences of the aftermath of the Second World War). The lesson will take approximately an hour to teach, but students may need time to complete the work for homework.

2. A VE Day Quiz and discussion opportunity - useful for a tutorial or a history lesson. The quiz is on a ppt - so can be delivered to the whole class at the samr time - it is followed up with a discussion about VE Day.

3. VE Day timeline - this timeline contains 20 key events of 1945 leading to victory in Europe. Each event is on a separate sheet and contains an explanation and a colourful image - will need space for 20 sheets of A4 to go around the classroom.

4. VE Day wordsearch/quiz - can be used as a starter or an extension activity.

5. An alternative lesson - was Dresden justified or was it a war crime? Using sources and extended writing.