Allo ‘Allo season 1 episode 0 -The British Are Coming – Video Dailymotion (36:17)https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x83u78nMeet René, the most wanted man in Occupied France. Women want his body. The Resistance want his brain. And the Nazis want his sausage!
Germans in the Woods | #VeteransVoices from StoryCorps – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/trmG0mgrkM8
Army infantryman Joseph Robertson discusses a deadly confrontation during World War II that continued to haunt him throughout his life.
Vocabulary
ESL WWII Part One (Holocaust through Pearl Harbor) Flashcardshttps://quizlet.com/118077389/esl-wwii-part-one-holocaust-through-pearl-harbor-flash-cards/
Quizlet Vocabulary Games with Flashcards to modify for your purposes Common Sense Privacy EvaluationQuizlet 2
Lesson Plans
World War II: The Start of the Second World War – Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.comhttp://study.com/academy/lesson/world-war-ii-the-start-of-the-second-world-war.html
Learn all about the start of World War II and why the League of Nations could not stop aggression by Italy, Germany and Japan in the 1930s, which…
Breaking News English ESL Lesson Plan: World War IIhttp://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0505/050528-soldiers-e.htmlA Listening/Reading Text with various activities (yr 7-8) For yr 8-9 there is a Harder version
Who Was Winston Churchill? | Wonderopolishttps://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/Who-Was-Winston-ChurchillToday’s Wonder of the Day takes a closer look at one of the greatest statesmen of the 20th century!
World War I & IIhttp://edulinks.stcronans.ie/world_war_i__ii.html
World War IRead and listen to stories of the War from the people who lived it. Explore diaries, letters, scrapbooks, newspaper cuttings, photos and keepsakes. Suitable for individual study (yr 8-9)
D-Day – Teaching Resources – BBC Teachhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/teach/dday-collection/zrhxkmnA collection of teaching resources to mark the anniversary of D-Day, the biggest air and seaborne invasion in history, which took place on June 6, 1944. (yr 8-9)
WW2: What was the secret to winning the Battle of Britain? – BBC Teachhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zgs34j6
The Battle of Britain was a pivotal moment in the Second World War, when the country stood alone against Hitler’s seemingly unstoppable military power. Various digital activities from the British point of view (yr 7-9)
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announces Britain’s declaration of war on Germany, September 3, 1939
CBBC Newsround: Hiroshima – A survivor’s story in animation – YouTube (5:02)https://youtu.be/ya3et3mhdWwBun Hashizume was 14 years old and lived in Japan, when a nuclear bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945. (A2)
Reading
World War II for Kids: Causes of WW2https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/causes_of_ww2.phpThere were many events throughout the world that led to the beginning of World War 2. In many ways, World War 2 was a direct result of the turmoil left behind by World War 1. A2
Civics Test | World War Twohttp://www.elcivics.com/civics-test-world-war-two.html
1. Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States, China, Taiwan, Canada, India, South Africa, Australia, Poland, Greece, Yugoslavia and other countries were called the Allied Powers or…
World War II: The Background to War | Scholastichttps://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/world-war-ii-background-war/
This article from Scholastic GO! explains the political and economic climate, as well as the actions of involved parties, that resulted in World War II. (yr 9)
The 10 Things You Need To Know About D-Day | Imperial War Museumshttp://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-10-things-you-need-to-know-about-d-day
Confused about what actually happened on 6 June 1944? Here are the 10 things you need to know about D-Day.
BBC – History: World War Twohttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/
Had Britain’s wartime leader truly stood alone in his opposition to appeasement, or did he rewrite history to portray himself in a better light? Reading list (yr 8-9)
D-Day Facts: 17 Facts about D-Day ←FACTSlides→http://www.factslides.com/s-D-DayDid you know that… D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history, with over 156,000 men landing in Normandy.
Viewing
Why the Second World War broke out – the 4 causes of WW II – YouTube (2:42)https://youtu.be/FLy4XgopkdYIn this video I will discuss the 4 causes of WW II. Treaty of Versailles ended World War I between Germany and the Allies.
World War 2 | A world war 2 crash course – YouTube (9:15)https://youtu.be/KS40lAdqAVYThis video will discuss how the war got started, important wars and battles, leaders of the separate sides and more. (yr 7)
English – World War II – YouTube (6:47)https://youtu.be/clViHHfdXFEUse this World War II video in English in class. (yr 7-8)
World War 2 Overview | Learn some interesting facts about WW2 – YouTube (12:54)https://youtu.be/9jg0XqMNJMEWorld War 2 Overview – In our Overview video you will learn about the allied and axis powers and how each country got involved.
ESL – World War II – How Did It Start? with Transcript | Free Online Englishhttps://audioenglish.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/esl-world-war-ii-how-did-it-start-with-transcript/
Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we’ll be exploring how World War II began. (yr 8-9)
WWII Vet’s Tales Of Bravery Remind Us What Makes The Greatest Generation – YouTube (2:55)https://youtu.be/HCUp55WR73wThomas E. Anderson shares his memories of the war for Veterans Day – Subtitles (yr 8-9)
What Does the “D” in “D-Day” Stand For? – YouTube (4:11)https://youtu.be/rZXiQdF4AxMSubtitled programme about the various sources of the name D-Day (yr 8-9)
V-E Day – YouTube (1:23)https://youtu.be/HMQkIQrnk9YAt 6 a.m. on May 8, 1945, President Harry Truman announced the end of the war in Europe. Known as Victory in Europe Day, or V-E Day. (yr 8-9)
The Fallen of World War II on Vimeo (18:16)https://vimeo.com/128373915
For the interactive version, ticket payments, and more: http://fallen.io An animated data-driven documentary about war and peace, The Fallen of World War II (yr (8-9)
D-Day In Color (2:49)http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/d-day-in-color-/1930222.html
Most of the films made of the D-Day invasion are in black and white. But George Stevens was also making personal movies, using his own 16-millimeter camera and what at that time was still-rare Kodachrome color film. (yr 7-9)
D-Day to V-E Day – YouTube (5:10)https://youtu.be/BBwRc4ig4qEWorld War II continued for almost 11 months after the successful Normandy landings in France on June 6, 1944, commonly known as D-Day.
Top 10 World War II Movies – YouTube (12:30)https://youtu.be/y1STthONg-cWe haven’t seen another war like it, and hopefully we never will; but it did inspire some fantastic films. (yr 7-9)
Someone once said: “Join the Army, see the world, meet interesting people – and kill them.” What do you think of this quote?
Writing
War and Peace Shed – THE LITERACY SHEDhttps://www.literacyshed.com/war-and-peace-shed.htmlIn Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. – Several prompts to inspire writing.
Interactive
Prisoner in My Homeland | Mission US | PBS LearningMediahttps://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/mus-prisoner-in-my-homeland-interactive/mission-us/Prisoner in My Homeland follows the experiences of teenager Henry Tanaka, whose family is forced to leave their home on Bainbridge Island, WA, for a prison camp in Manzanar, CA. Players grapple with the choices and challenges faced by more than 120,000 Japanese Americans as they coped with their unjust incarceration during World War II.
More Materials
World War II: Causes and Timeline | HISTORY.com – HISTORYhttps://www.history.com/topics/world-war-iiWorld War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated Nazi Germany and Japan in 1945.
The Story of Fascism: Rick Steves’ Documentary Helps Us Learn from the Hard Lessons of the 20th Century | Open Culturehttp://www.openculture.com/2020/08/the-story-of-fascism.htmlEurope, reminding us of how charismatic figures like Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler came to power by promising to create a better future for their frustrated, economically-depressed countries–a future that recaptured the glory of some mythologized past.
Science and Technology of WWIIhttp://www.ww2sci-tech.org/timeline/timeline.html
An interactive page related to science and tech inventions during WWII, also a timeline
Education sessions and resources – The National Archiveshttps://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/sessions-and-resources/?time-period=second-world-war
Our taught sessions and online resources cover a variety of time periods and places. Many contain structured investigations for use directly in the classroom. Others are more suited for research and preparation.
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