This outstanding lesson is designed to help students understand why Hitler launched the Blitz on Britain, the impact it had on civilians, whilst evaluating how close it came to breaking morale. In forms part of a series of lessons on the Home Front that can be downloaded separately or bought as part of a discounted bundle.
When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a four page worksheet with the key information, sources and tasks, one of which includes writing a report evaluating the impact of the Blitz on London. You will also be able to download an accompanying PowerPoint, which includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes and tasks as well as starters, plenaries, information slides, historical sources, graphic organisers, video clips and home work tasks. The PowerPoint also includes a living graph / continuum which can be used to evaluate the sources and how far the Blitz was successful at damaging morale. If you stop the show mode, you should be able to drag and drop the sources onto the continuum. For additional information, please view the preview files:
The aims and objectives of this lesson are:
Theme: The Home Front
- Know: Why did Hitler launch the Blitz against Britain?
- Understand: What impact did the Blitz have on civilians?
- Evaluate: How successfully did the government prepare Britain for war?
- Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration
WILF – What Am I Looking For?
- Identify & describe: Why did Hitler launch the Blitz?
- Explain: What impact did the Blitz have on civilians?
- Analyse: How successfully did the government prepare Britain for war?
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Kind Regards
Roy
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Second World War
This bundle contains all of our fun and interactive KS3 resources on the Second World War. They are suitable for the full spectrum of learners and contain a range of differentiated tasks. Please see the detailed preview of each resource for more information. Topics covered include: Causes of the Second World War Hitler's Rise to Power Appeasement Nazi Soviet Pact Blitzkrieg Battle of Britain Preparing for War Gas Masks Rationing The Blitz Salvage / recycling Women at War Dad's Army / Home Guard From time to time we will add and update the resources in this pack so when you purchase it today you will get all our new resources for free. If you like these resources then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our dedicated You Tube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy Kind Regards Roy
Home Front - Second World War
This discount bundle contains all of our fun and interactive KS3 resources on the Home Front during the Second World War 1939 - 1945. They are suitable for the full spectrum of learners and contain a range of differentiated tasks. please see the detailed preview of each resource for more information. Topics covered include: Preparing for War Gas Masks The Blitz Salvage / recycling Rationing Women at War Dad’s Army / Home Guard From time to time we will add and update the resources in this pack so when you purchase it today you will get all our new resources for free. If you like these resources then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our dedicated You Tube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy Kind Regards Roy
The Home Front, 1939 -1945
These outstanding resources have been designed to help students studying the Home Front during the Second World War. They are suitable for the full range of ability and should take between 9 to 10 hours of curriculum time to complete. Each lesson comes with a fully editable worksheet and PowerPoint, which includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, historical sources, tasks, activities, links to video clips, thinking skills and active learning exercises. These resources have been repeatedly tested on the front line in the classroom and have been improved based upon best practice over 26 years. For more information, please click on each resource. You can purchase them individually, but by buying them as a bundle you will have over 29%.
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I really enjoyed teaching this lesson. It was pitched at the right level for my Year 8s. The activities were differentiated. There are a lot of flashy resources out there, but this was a high quality resource and did everything it said on the tin.
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