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History at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 3/4)

Unit 9: What was it like for children in the Second World War?

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Expectations

At the end of this unit

most children will: demonstrate factual knowledge and understanding of the impact of the Second World War on children in particular and society in general; give reasons for, and the results of, evacuation; identify different ways in which the Second World War has been represented; ask questions and answer them using a range of sources; communicate their learning, using specialist terms in ways that show understanding

some children will not have made so much progress and will: describe what happened during evacuation and begin to recognise that it had causes; use sources of information to make simple observations about the war

some children will have progressed further and will: explore in greater depth how the war affected children in different ways, and the reasons for these differences; understand the complex and varied feelings that many children had about evacuation


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. What was the Second World War? When and where did it take place?
2. What was the Blitz?
3. Why were children evacuated?
4. What was it like to be an evacuee?
5. What did people eat during the war?
6. In what other ways might the war have affected people?
7. What were children's experiences of the war?
8. What it was like to be a child living in this area in World War II?
9. How did the Second World War affect children who lived in this locality?
10. What has been done since to prevent another world war?