Our Local Area Homework Ideas

During this half term, our topic is about the WW2 in Britain. We will study the history of the Second World War and the impact it had on life in Britain.

Children should aim to complete at least one of the following:

Remember: Create a WW2 fact-file focusing on important dates or one of the following areas: rationing, the blitz, propaganda posters, the blackout or evacuation.

Explain: Write a short story from the point of view of an evacuee explaining what life was like in a strange new environment.

Applying: Choose a habitat and create a new animal that could survive in the conditions of that environment.

Creating: Create a new type of personal bomb shelter. Think about how modern technology could help your shelter to be more comfortable or more pleasant to spend an extended amount of time in. Your shelter should still be limited to a size similar to an Anderson Shelter. Label and explain each of the features explaining why you’ve chosen them and how they would be used by people sheltering form a bomb attack

Evaluating: Thinking about Britain’s Wartime propaganda during WW2, What was the impact of the propaganda on British people’s contribution to the war effort?

Analysing: Imagine Germany had been victorious in the Second World War. Produce a video, animation, PowerPoint, report or story showing how life in Britain would be different.