Learning objective
- To understand how the Battle of Britain was won.
Success criteria
- I can identify
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National curriculum
History
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
- Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Ask the children to use the timelines they made during the last session or alternatively use the link: Kapow Primary timeline and zoom into the WW2 section.
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Extended-mode explainer videos
How to extend your display to view the lesson page and preseantion mode simultaneously. Choose your operating system below to watch the video
Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Can use a reduced number of questions for the interview; can base interview responses on the information taken from the BBC interviews.
Pupils working at greater depth
Can use their interview recording to help create a diary account, describing the feelings and thoughts of a pilot in the Battle of Britain.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying the different phases
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Vocabulary definitions
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Battle of Britain
The air battle between Germany and Britain for air supremacy.
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bomb aimer
The person who dropped the bomb from the aircraft.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y6: The impact of World War 2.
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?