Battles of WW2

D-Day landing and the Battle of Normandy lessons and resources for secondary KS3 and KS4 history students to commemorate the anniversary of the D-Day landings

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Fighter planes from WWII in the sky as part of Battle Of Normandy, D-Day, Operation Overlord, Blitz, Battle of Britain, Dunkirk and Pearl Harbor resources for secondary history students

Commemorate the anniversary of D-Day with your students using these hand-picked secondary history resources

The Battle of Normandy - codename Operation Overlord - began on 6th June 1944 when allied forces invaded occupied Europe in an effort to push German troops back and liberate France. To explore D-Day and other prominent battles of World War II, we have hand-picked a selection of lesson resources for both KS3 and KS4 history students.

D-Day resources

D-Day
ImperialWarMuseums

D-Day

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An enquiry using a range of sources from the IWM collection into D-Day. All the images are available to download together as a PowerPoint. Visit the IWM website to find out more about IWM's free online learning resources http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/learning-resources
What was D-day, and what challenges did the Allies face?
TJN2

What was D-day, and what challenges did the Allies face?

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What was D-day, and what challenges did the Allies face? LO: To be able to explain the challenged faced and overcome on D-Day. Know what D-Day was and its importance for the Second World War. Be able to explain the different challenges faced by the Allies in the Normandy landings and how they w...
D-Day Landings (KS3, GCSE, and A-Level History)
LastMinuteLessons

D-Day Landings (KS3, GCSE, and A-Level History)

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This lesson includes the following: Do Now Activity. Guided Reading Activity + Questions (easy to print). Quiz with Animated Answers (easy to administer). Structured Talking Point with Key Vocabulary (and timers for pace). Structured Extended Writing based on the Talki...

Dunkirk resources

Dunkirk WWII
DiscoveringHistory

Dunkirk WWII

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This lesson investigates what happened at Dunkirk in 1940 and evaluates whether the evacuation was a miracle or a disaster. The main aim of this lesson is to look at the wording of sources to identify morale, bias, exaggeration, propaganda and distort and to assess reliability from this. This down...
Dunkirk KS3
M Portch

Dunkirk KS3

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The start of World War II, invasion of Poland, to the evacuation of Dunkirk
Evacuation of Dunkirk in the Second World War (WWII)
PilgrimHistory

Evacuation of Dunkirk in the Second World War (WWII)

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This lesson aims to evaluate if the evacuation of Dunkirk was a success or failure in the Second World War. By the end of the lesson, students will have made up their own minds and be able to give their own interpretations of the events of May 1940. Using video and film footage of the time as we...
3 Dunkirk Evacuation LESSON
phillc

3 Dunkirk Evacuation LESSON

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A great, visually vibrant lesson, with an array of activities, including differentiated tasks for higher and lower ability students, designed to to get students thinking critically, whilst developing historical, communication and literacy skills. This lesson is largely student led, with a lot of ex...

Battle of Britain and Blitz resources

Battle of Britain KS3
GCOOT

Battle of Britain KS3

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A lesson on the Battle of Britain for KS3 looking at categorising reasons for British victory. Also looks at a propaganda poster so includes source analysis skills. Extended writing P.E.E GCSE style paragraph included with writing frame. Code breaker starter that hooks students in straight away with...
Battle of Britain
Change Continuity

Battle of Britain

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As a starter students highlight what they think the important information is on the handout (which has been differentiated). Students then use what they have done to come up with some questions and answers that they will use to test the person sitting next to them. After they've come up with the que...
3 - Life in the Blitz
BenPhilcox

3 - Life in the Blitz

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This is a full scheme of work on World War II and the Holocaust, aimed for Year 9 (13-14). All lessons are fully resourced, with a document containing all resources needed for the lesson. There is a detailed and varied powerpoint for each lesson. Lessons on the Holocaust are made following guidance ...
Home Front: What was the Blitz?
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Home Front: What was the Blitz?

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Home Front: What was the Blitz? LO: To understand what the Blitz was, and how people tried to survive through different sources. Know what the Blitz was and its significance to the Second World War. Be able to explain the benefits and problems from Sources about how to survive the Blitz Use the s...

Pearl Harbor resources

Pearl Harbor Escape Room - No Prep!
Think Tank

Pearl Harbor Escape Room - No Prep!

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The Pearl Harbor Day Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about Pearl Harbor Day. This is the perfect resource to introduce World War II or commemorate Pearl Harbor Day. The Pearl Harbor Day Escape Room has st...