D-Day

D-Day is one of the key events of the Second World War and the 20th Century. It is one of those events that people have heard of even if they don’t know the specific details.

The students are to complete an investigation into the planning of D-Day and then use a source to look at how the soldiers were motived and prepared for the invasion. These tasks can easily run into several lessons and you will find all of the resources needed are provided.

That's 6 worksheets, a scheme of work and a corresponding PowerPoint.

Unusually for this kind of lesson, the work includes a look at the German perspective when discussing empathy.


Activity Aims:
1. To have an understanding of what Day was?
2. To investigate why D-Day took place where it did?

This Lesson contains a variety of activities, some group, that develop a lot of the key skills needed in History as well as exploring a key topic.