Card Sort: Why did the RAF win the Battle of Britain?

This classic resource has been created to help students assess the different factors which helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain in 1940. It can be used to help prepare students for an assessment or to lightly touch this popular topic if you are short for curriculum time. It is designed to be used with the full range of ability and to work alongside any main stream text book or video on this topic. For those who are busy or don’t have access to these resources, I have included two suitable links to video clips on YouTube. You can also download a detailed PowerPoint and worksheet on the Battle of Britain from our TES shop along with a SEND version of this card sort.

When you purchase this resource, you will be able to download a two-page word document which includes a learning objective, instructions, four heading cards labelled 'Technology’, ‘Leadership’, ‘Tactics’ and ‘Organisation’ as well as 25 statement cards that can be cut out and sorted under them. If you are looking to shorten the time spent on the card sort, you could cut out the cards and keep them in envelopes for students to take out and sort, or you could instead create a colour key to help them identify which headings they wanted to sort them under. Page two of the card sort includes six cards which could be left out if you want to save on photocopying or wish to use them as an extension for those who finish early.

Once students have completed the card sort, there is a second activity which gets them to write an extended answer to the core question. I would recommend getting your students to use the headings from the card short to help them organise their answer.

The aims and objectives of this lesson are:

Theme: The Second World War
Know: Why did the RAF win the Battle of Britain?
Understand: What factors helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain?
Evaluate: Which factor was the most important?
Skills: Cause, Consequence & Collaboration

WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Identify & describe: Why the RAF won the Battle of Britain?
Explain: What factors helped the RAF win the Battle of Britain?
Analyse: Which was the most important factor?

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Kind Regards

Roy