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History : World War 2

The Eastern Front 1914 - 1916 * * * * *

The Eastern Front 1914 - 1916

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools
Review: A useful history website, with some excellent free resources for use in the classroom - suitable for secondary school use
History
 
Simon Wiesenthal * * * * *

Simon Wiesenthal

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: Simon Wiesenthal, a survivor of the Holocaust who spent his life hunting Nazi war criminals interviewed in 1989.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Home front in Scotland * * * * *

Home front in Scotland

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: Brief review of the decline of the textile industry in the Scottish Borders.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
WW2 Medium Term Planning * * * * *

WW2 Medium Term Planning

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Site owner's description: Word document
WWII Shelters Cloze Procedure * * * * *

WWII Shelters Cloze Procedure

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Site owner's description: Word document
World War 2 Day Ideas * * * * *

World War 2 Day Ideas

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
BBC ZigZag - Children of World War 2 * * * * *

BBC ZigZag - Children of World War 2

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2
Review: This informative web page is aimed at children aged 8 to 12 years old. It looks at aspects of world war 2. The children are guided through a variety of interesting activities by a child that lived in the war. Some of the activities are: exploring a house and finding out about certain aspects of it e.g blacked out windows. Going shopping with a chosen shopping listen to buy rationed items and reading letters about evacuation,rationing and homelife. There is a section for teachers specifying general information on the site,related websites and printable worksheets.This site is so informative and exciting for children looking at world war 2.
History
 
First World War graves * * * * *

First World War graves

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: A visit to a cemetery in Belgium.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
The Somme and War as reinterpreted by Junior School children * * * * *

The Somme and War as reinterpreted by Junior School children

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: how war comes in many guises and the overall theme of this piece is a celebration of change in the landscape and in mankind.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
WWII Introduction * * * * *

WWII Introduction

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Site owner's description: Word document
WWII Assembly * * * * *

WWII Assembly

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Site owner's description: Word document
Who was Anne Frank? * * * * *

Who was Anne Frank?

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Site owner's description: Flash file
The Coventry Blitz * * * * *

The Coventry Blitz

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools
Review: A useful history website, with some excellent free resources for use in the classroom - suitable for secondary school use
History
 
Japanese invasion of Manchuria and the League of Nations' response * * * * *

Japanese invasion of Manchuria and the League of Nations' response

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: The reasons for the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and the response of the League of Nations.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
The state of the British Armed Forces * * * * *

The state of the British Armed Forces

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: A look at the reasons behind Britain's limited military power in the post First World War period.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Understanding shellshock * * * * *

Understanding shellshock

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: Professor Edgar Jones describes how symptoms of shellshock may have affected the behaviour of a World War I soldier.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
The impact of war on medical care in the 1900s * * * * *

The impact of war on medical care in the 1900s

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: A range of medical developments brought about by war.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Feelings of evacuees * * * * *

Feelings of evacuees

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
An air raid siren sounds the warning (audio) * * * * *

An air raid siren sounds the warning (audio)

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: An air raid siren sounds the warning before an air raid.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Importance of Mulberry Harbours to D-Day * * * * *

Importance of Mulberry Harbours to D-Day

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: Veterans commemorate D-Day and remember the importance of the Mulberry Harbours.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Anne Frank * * * * *

Anne Frank

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Home Sweet Home Front * * * * *

Home Sweet Home Front

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools
Review: A useful history website, with some excellent free resources for use in the classroom - suitable for secondary school use
History
 
Virtual Tours * * * * *

Virtual Tours

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools
Review: A useful history website, with some excellent free resources for use in the classroom - suitable for secondary school use
History
 
How did WW2 Start? * * * * *

How did WW2 Start?

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Site owner's description: PowerPoint file
The condition of the British trenches during World War I * * * * *

The condition of the British trenches during World War I

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: Surviving the carnage in no-man’s-land and the rats in the Trenches
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
How content were the British people in 1914? * * * * *

How content were the British people in 1914?

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: An exploration of social discontent in Britain in 19Drama.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Timeline Events * * * * *

Timeline Events

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Site owner's description: Printable - PDF (Acrobat reader)
The Diary of Anne Frank - Anne receives a diary for her birthday * * * * *

The Diary of Anne Frank - Anne receives a diary for her birthday

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: Anne Frank receives a diary for her 13th birthday and starts to write in it.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
World War 2 Jobs * * * * *

World War 2 Jobs

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Site owner's description: Flash file
Blitz Photo Sort * * * * *

Blitz Photo Sort

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Site owner's description: Word document
Opposition to the war in Germany. * * * * *

Opposition to the war in Germany.

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: A reconstructed first hand account of the impact of war on opposition in Nazi Germany.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
Noor Inayat Khan * * * * *

Noor Inayat Khan

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: Autobiographical information about Noor Inayat Khan, a Secret Agent behind enemy lines in World War Two.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
The Evolution of Singapore * * * * *

The Evolution of Singapore

  
Mainly suitable for:
Foundation Stage - Preschool
Review: This web site offers a comprehensive history of Singapore. Covered here are the chronological events of Singapore´s history, as well as brief biographies of important people. You´ll also learn about important social issues, such as education and medical care. From its founding in the 1800s to today, this beautifully-designed site is an invaluable tool for world studies students. There are many images of war, so should be used with caution with primary school children.
History
 
Troubles in Kenya * * * * *

Troubles in Kenya

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: The values of a post world war Britain are shown as quite different to the Britain that had taken pride in its overseas territories.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
How to make sure your home was ‘blacked out’ to the German air-raids. * * * * *

How to make sure your home was ‘blacked out’ to the German air-raids.

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3, KS4
History
 
Site owner's description: Looking back at the experience of ‘Black-Out’ during World War II and sheltering under the stairs during an air raid.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
The Diary of Anne Frank - Anne talks privately to Peter * * * * *

The Diary of Anne Frank - Anne talks privately to Peter

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS1, KS2
History
 
Site owner's description: Romance blossoms for Anne and Peter as they spend more time together hidden away in the attic.
Lesson ideas, Good for interactive whiteboard use, ClassClips
The Great War: 80 Years On * * * * This is a star rating given by UK teachers who have reviewed the website

The Great War: 80 Years On

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS4 , Post 16
History
 
Daily Life from the 1950's to the Present Day * * * * This is a star rating given by UK teachers who have reviewed the website

Daily Life from the 1950's to the Present Day

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS3
History
 
Sinews of War - The Industrial Front 1939 - 1945 * * * * This is a star rating given by UK teachers who have reviewed the website

Sinews of War - The Industrial Front 1939 - 1945

  
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools
Review: A useful history website, with some excellent free resources for use in the classroom - suitable for secondary school use
History
 
WW2 Main Events Timeline * * * * This is a star rating given by UK teachers who have reviewed the website

WW2 Main Events Timeline

 
Mainly suitable for:
Well suited for use in UK schools KS2, KS3
History
 
Site owner's description: Word document

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