Free teacher web sites for History topic ‘World War 2’

A simple quiz, ideal for upper KS2.

External link: Anne Frank quiz

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Hitler, Churchill and Chamberlain are mentioned here. Along with many others from History, also includes Martin Luther King.

External link: Audio tracks - speeches

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Astonishing sound archive that covers everything from Churchill and Chamberlain, to a teacher describing to their class how to put on a gas mask (surely that beats teaching PSHCE.) What a perfect internet resource.

External link: BBC Sound Clips

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Suitable text for children and lots of useful images on a range of war-based topics.

External link: Britain at war

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A great site with plenty of artefacts to investigate. The letters home section is useful to support Literacy units.

External link: Children of World War 2

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Includes WW2 posters and a rather strange mix of architecture and images, including Hitler's passport, oddly enough.

External link: Edwardian artefacts

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Choose what you would pack in a suitcase using this drag and drop activity. Fantastic resource. Please be patient as the resource takes time to load and requires the flash plugin.

External link: Evacuation game

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Read about the personal experiences of children evacuated. Good for comparing experiences.

External link: Evacuees' stories

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There were some super pieces of primary evidence that we found really interesting on this site, like personal letters and the like. Great as a resource for teachers to use. You'll need to sift a little though. Worth every bit!

External link: Evidence from Winston Churchill

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Pictures and information about Anderson shelters, perfect for ww2 topics and the home front. Careful of clicking on adverts, note the skip adverts button.

External link: Examples of shelters

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A lesson designed to stimulate children's empathy for evacuees.

External link: Feelings of evacuees

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A fantastic collection of short videos including spies, home life, empire, evacuation and heroes and villains! A great site which is simple and easy to use and navigate. One of our favourites.

External link: Historical news reel

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Air raid, Daily life and Children at war are the topics covered.

External link: HOLNET London at war

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Ratining, women at war, music, children at war and propaganda are the main sections to this wonderful site.

External link: Home front

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Resources investigate issues involving the home front. There is a great captions match game.

External link: Home front

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A short and accessible few sentences about each ww2 leader. Includes: Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Dwight David Eisenhower, Hirohito, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Harry S. Truman. Suitable for KS2.

External link: Leaders biographies

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A teriffic site which deals with women at war, spies, evacuation, bombing of Britain, Empire home front, everyday life and preparations for war.

External link: Learning curve - home front

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Propaganda posters, more suitable for KS2 aged children.

External link: Learning curve propaganda posters

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A record of experiences in text form recorded on the web for you to view.

External link: Memories from world war 2

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A number of WW2 related images, as well as some from WW1.

External link: NEM gallery - War

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Tracks important issues through newspaper stories and letters from imaginary readers. Lots of pictures support this website.

External link: Newspaper stories

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A fabulous array of resources to use in lessons including online resources, worksheets and lots more. Fantastic.

External link: Primary resources

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Some interesting facts about air raid shelters including the Stockport air raid shelter which was built by the council to protect local people during air raids.

External link: Public air raid shelters in WW2

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A game which seeks to challenge pupils ideas about rationing through a drag and drop activity.

External link: Rationing

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Rationing lessons and some excellent resources.

External link: Rationing

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Posters created by the red cross to encourage support. A range of these are provided from 1915 to 2004. May also suit Britain since 1948.

External link: Red cross

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An insight into how Scottish people coped in war time. You take on the role of a Nazi spy in this mission to report back on what life was really like in Scotland during the war.

External link: Scotland at war

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StoryVault features more than 200 video stories ranging from the Blitz to the fall of the Berlin Wall. There are accounts of everyday life and life in Prisoner of War camps.
Teachers will find plenty here - just need to find a suitable clip before the lesson. Really clear high-quality clips.

External link: StoryVault eyewitness videos

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A rich array of videos, texts, audio files to liven up the most dry of any world war two lesson. This requires a number of plug ins.

External link: Supporting Resources

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A great activity to support Ks2 pupils wanting to learn more about this famous war leader.

External link: Take a walk in Winston Churchill's shoes

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A lovely collection of British war time posters.

External link: War posters

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Wow! A fantastic site with photos, audio and video. Captivating audio and video recollections of rationing, air raids and more. This is another superb resource from e2bn.

External link: War Witness

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A very comprehensive presentation. The images are mainly clipart. Lots to discuss and think about - not much primary evidence is a downside of this presentation.

External link: World War 2 - children during the war - powerpoint presentation

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We likes the way this was written with extended information about the leaders from WW2. Ideal for KS2. Includes information on: A short and accessible few sentences about each ww2 leader. Includes: Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Harry S. Truman.

External link: World war 2 leaders information

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Nothing flashy, but a good plenary for a lesson on leaders of ww2 for KS2.

External link: WW2 leaders quiz

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There are so many sources for you to explore - we suggest that the teacher picks stories - as presenting children with the site may be overwhelming. Here's a sample. Bombing and the Blitz The Blitz [2,911 stories] V-1s and V-2s [424 stories] Air Raids and Other Bombing [3,145 stories] Anderson Shelters [72 stories] Working Life Land Army [225 stories] Reserved Occupations [199 stories] Nursing and Medicine [193 stories] Working Through War [1,331 stories] Domestic Life Childhood and Evacuation [14,336 stories] Family Life [3,203 stories] Rationing [1,295 stories] Love in Wartime [630 stories] International Friendships [419 stories] Arts, Entertainment and Media [205 stories] Volunteer Organisations Home Guard [292 stories] Air Raid Precautions [181 stories] Fire Duty [137 stories] Women's Volunteer Groups [21 stories] Conscientious Objectors [36 stories]

External link: WW2 Peoples War

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