Learning objective
- To explore the impact of the Battle of Britain on the Royal Air Force using oral histories.
Success criteria
- I can explain what happened in
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National curriculum
History
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should use the Resource: Word mat to support their discussions in the Main event; should use the Activity: Oral histories: support version which contains sentence starters; could use a device to relisten and pause the BBC videos during their recording in the Main event.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could discuss the advantages and disadvantages the RAF had in the Attention grabber; could discuss the usefulness and limitations of oral histories.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying some of the
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Vocabulary definitions
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airforce
A part of the army that uses airplanes to fight, protect and carry out missions from the sky.
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Battle of Britain
The air battle between Germany and Britain in 1940.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y5/6 (A): The impact of World War 2
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 1: Why did Britain go to war in 1939?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 2: How did the Battle of Britain affect the Royal Air Force?
Y5/6: Lesson 3 (Cycle A): What do sources tell us about the Blitz?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 4: What was evacuation like?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 5: Did WW2 change women's roles?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 6: Why did people migrate to Britain during and after World War 2?
