WW2 Year 5/6 complete learning journey

A unit of work for year 5/6 on WW2. This unit of work is based around the enquiry question looking at children’s experiences. The ‘Big Question’ being - Did all children have similar experiences in WW2? Each lesson has a focus in helping to answer this question. Lesson 7 looks at the impact on the local area. For this planning that focus is on Southampton and that the docks were heavily bombed. This can be adapted for your own local area. The unit ends with children writing a final discussion piece regarding the big question concluding with their own opinion supported by the evidence captured during the learning journey.
Lesson 1 - Timeline / chronological understanding
Lesson 2 - Propaganda - with a focus on those aimed at children
Lesson 3 - Chamberlain’s speech, primary source of evidence evaluation with a focus on how this would’ve impacted children in the family once war was declared.
Lesson 4 - Evacuation for or against? Looking at some different first hand sources which give differing points of views.
Lesson 5 - Kindertransport - More of an assembly type lesson, but offers an important learning opportunity
Lesson 6 - Looking at axis and allied countries and exploring children’s experiences within these different countries
Lesson 7 - Southamptons role (Local area)
Lesson 8 - Answer the Big question discussion text writing lesson

All lessons come with Powerpoint boards and resources to support. Some have links to videos on Youtube within them