World War II Unit Plans | Year 5 or Year 6

World War II Unit Plans and Resource Bundle | Year 5 or Year 6

A World War 2 unit of work and bundle of resources for Year 5 or Year 6 which provides a comprehensive and engaging exploration of these complex historical events. The unit and resources take students through some of the main events and key figures from the war. Resources included in the bundle: * Treaty of Versailles Reading Comprehension Activity * Adolf Hitler Reading Comprehension Activity * Adolf Hitler Biography Writing Unit * Outbreak of World War II Reading Comprehension Activity * World War II Timeline, Research and Sorting Activity * Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain Reading Comprehension Activity * Blitz on Britain Reading Comprehension Activity. * Pearl Harbor Escape Room Activity * Attack on Pearl Harbor BOOM Cards™ Digital Escape Room Activity. * World War 2 Leaders Opinion Writing Unit * The Holocaust Reading Comprehension Activity * VE Day BOOM Cards™ Comprehension Activity * VJ Day BOOM Cards™ Comprehension Activity Overview of the Unit: * Causes of World War II (4 Lessons, 1-4) – The end of the First World War and the Treaty of Versailles, and the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazism in Germany. * Outbreak of World War II (3 Lessons, 5-7) – The start of the war and the declaration of war by the then British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. * World War II Timeline (1 Lesson, 8) – Research and sort key events from the whole war by creating a timeline in small groups. * Start of the War (1 Lesson, 9) – Evacuation from Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, and the Blitz on Britain. * United States Enters the War (1 Lesson, 10) – The infamous attacks by the Japanese Airforce on Pearl Harbor. * Key Allied Leaders (3 Lessons, 11-13) – A deeper look into Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin. * The Holocaust (1 Lesson, 14) – A look at the horrific events of the Holocaust, where more than six million people were murdered. * The End of the War (1 Lesson, 15) – VE Day and VJ Day These plans can be used with the recommended resources included in the bundle to give you a full, no-prep, unit of work. ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ For more great resources follow my store ⇉⇉ CLICK HERE