HISTORY - VE DAY 5ES and 5JA

VE DAYThis year is the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

Your task is to investigate VE Day and find out more about it. You can create a leaflet, poster or present it creatively how you like! There is a quiz and lots of activities on this PDF. Follow through, watch the videos and read the articles to find out more!

But to begin, let’s learn a little more about World War Two.

WORLD WAR TWO A brief introduction

WHAT WAS WORLD WAR TWO?

Watch this introduction to World War Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i234eVT_P8Q&feature=emb_title

Read more about WW2:

https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/world-war-2

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/Britain.html

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/world-war-two/

World War Two was an awful war full of devastation. Many people lost their

lives fighting for what was right. Hitler was extremely racist and nearly 6 million

Jewish people tragically lost their lives.

Try to avoid watching videos that are not aimed at Primary School/KS2

learners, unless you are with an adult.

VE DAY

WATCH THE FOLLOWING CLIPS ABOUT VE DAY:https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-ve-day/z7xtmfr

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/horrible-histories-songs-ve-day-song

Newsround report:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48201749

BBC Article:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ve-day-How-did-the-british-plan-to-celebrate/zndn7nb

VE DAY RESOURCE PACK

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/school-closure-ve-day-resource-pack-ages-7-11-t-tp-2549699

QUESTIONS1. What is VE Day/What does VE stand for?

2. What is D-Day?

3. During what war did these events take place?

4. Who was the Prime Minister during the war?

5. Who was the King?

6. How did people celebrate VE Day?

7. Why were people so happy?

8. Was it the end of the war?

9. When did World War Two end?

10. What was life like post WW2?

ACTIVITIESWar Time cooking: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-h-4750-wartime-recipe-booklet

Design a medal: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t3-h-123-design-a-ve-day-medal-activity-sheet

Reading task: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-h-5396-ks2-ve-day-differentiated-reading-comprehension-activity

Writing: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-h-5436-ks2-ve-day-veteran-writing-activity-sheet

Design your own street party: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t3-h-118-make-your-own-ve-day-street-party-lesson-pack

Morse Code: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-or-407-code-cracking-for-beginners-morse-code-activity-sheet

Some of the activities are labelled as KS1 – but you can take it further!

FRIDAY 8TH MAY

Look on News Round on the 8th May as there is bound to be lots of news about it on the day!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround

Also, I predict that the BBC Daily History lesson will have a WW2/VE Day link! Again, check it out on the day.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zhgppg8/year-5-and-p6-lessons/1

Furthermore, some of your grandparents or great-grandparents may have war stories to tell. They may have been children during the war or they may have lived during life post WW2.

WHAT NEXT?This was just a brief introduction to World War Two.

World War Two was one of the most devastating wars the World has ever seen. You will continue to learn more about WW2 when you are a bit older! But you can look into WW2 more now with an adult. Maybe you could read a book linked to WW2 too.

You can learn more about WW2 through the BBC Website or on Twinkl:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-world-war-two/zjnyscw

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/search?term=ww2

Some areas that you may like to look into:

- Rationing

- Evacuees

- Role of Women in the war

- Aircraft