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The Mixed-age version of this unit has been replaced by the unit What was the impact of WW2 on the people Britain? and will no longer be updated.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Identify the causes of World War 2.
- Identify the different phases in the Battle of Britain.
- Make inferences and deductions about a photograph.
- Describe how children may have felt when evacuated.
- Evaluate the accuracy and reliability of sources.
- Describe the impact WW2 had on women’s lives.
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Why did Britain go to war in 1939?
Lesson 2: Who won the Battle of Britain?
Lesson 3: What do sources tell us about the Blitz?
Lesson 4: What was evacuation like for children? (Part 1)
Lesson 5: What was evacuation like for children? (Part 2)
Lesson 6: What impact did WW2 have on women’s lives?
Lesson 7: Why did people migrate to Britain during and after World War 2?
Key skills
- Sequencing events on a
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Key knowledge
- To understand that historical
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Key vocabulary
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