World War 2
Unit
History
Year 6
Focus Education
History Unit Description
Editable presentation
Group work
Active
Discussion based learning
Year 6 History unit, World War 2 from Focus Education. This unit uses an enquiry-approach methodology, lessons are built around a central question in order to build pupil curiosity and motivate learning. World War 2 has been constructed in accordance with the National Curriculum.
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Long-term overview
Resource
History
Y6
The Long-term overview for the unit World War 2 from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
History
Y6
The Knowledge organiser for the unit World War 2 from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
History
Y6
The Progression pedagogy for the unit World War 2 from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
History
Y6
Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit World War 2 from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge
Lessons
1. Why did World War 2 start and what part did Hitler have in it?
Lesson
History
Y6
Year 6 History lesson from the unit World War 2. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Why did World War 2 start and what part did Hitler have in it?'
2. What was appeasement, and was it a cowardly approach?
Lesson
History
Y6
Year 6 History lesson from the unit World War 2. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What was appeasement, and was it a cowardly approach?'
3. What was it like to be a German child during World War 2?
Lesson
History
Y6
Year 6 History lesson from the unit World War 2. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What was it like to be a German child during World War 2?'
4. Who was Winston Churchill and what part did he play in the war?
Lesson
History
Y6
Year 6 History lesson from the unit World War 2. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Who was Winston Churchill and what part did he play in the war?'
5. How was every town and city affected during and after the war?
Lesson
History
Y6
Year 6 History lesson from the unit World War 2. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How was every town and city affected during and after the war?'
Assessment for Learning Resources
Check it!
Resource
History
Y6
Check it! is a set of assessment for learning tasks and assessments that should be used to check pupils' understanding of the learning during the course of the unit World War 2 from Focus Education.
Show it! Group presentation
Resource
History
Y6
Show it! Group presentation is a group task that should be used to solidify student learning and should be run after the teaching of the lessons contained in the unit World War 2 from Focus Education
Know it!
Resource
History
Y6
'Know it! - World War 2 - Year 6 - Presentation' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, World War 2
Picture match - WW1 or WW2?
Resource
History
Y6
'Picture match - WW1 or WW2?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, World War 2
Mini quiz - World War 2
Resource
History
Y6
'Mini quiz - World War 2' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, World War 2
Word sorts - World War 2
Resource
History
Y6
'Word sorts - World War 2' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, World War 2
Cops and robbers - What do you know about World War 2?
Resource
History
Y6
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about World War 2?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, World War 2
End of Unit Assessment
World War 2 - Unit Assessment
Resource
History
+1
Y6
World War 2 - Unit Assessment is an end of unit assessment by Focus Education, designed to be used as a summative assessment at the end of teaching this Focus unit
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Long-term overview
Resource
History
Y6
The Long-term overview for the unit World War 2 from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
History
Y6
The Knowledge organiser for the unit World War 2 from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
History
Y6
The Progression pedagogy for the unit World War 2 from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
History
Y6
Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit World War 2 from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge
Lessons
1. Why did World War 2 start and what part did Hitler have in it?
Lesson
History
Y6
Year 6 History lesson from the unit World War 2. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Why did World War 2 start and what part did Hitler have in it?'
2. What was appeasement, and was it a cowardly approach?
Lesson
History
Y6
Year 6 History lesson from the unit World War 2. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What was appeasement, and was it a cowardly approach?'
3. What was it like to be a German child during World War 2?
Lesson
History
Y6
Year 6 History lesson from the unit World War 2. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What was it like to be a German child during World War 2?'
4. Who was Winston Churchill and what part did he play in the war?
Lesson
History
Y6
Year 6 History lesson from the unit World War 2. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Who was Winston Churchill and what part did he play in the war?'
5. How was every town and city affected during and after the war?
Lesson
History
Y6
Year 6 History lesson from the unit World War 2. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How was every town and city affected during and after the war?'
Assessment for Learning Resources
Check it!
Resource
History
Y6
Check it! is a set of assessment for learning tasks and assessments that should be used to check pupils' understanding of the learning during the course of the unit World War 2 from Focus Education.
Show it! Group presentation
Resource
History
Y6
Show it! Group presentation is a group task that should be used to solidify student learning and should be run after the teaching of the lessons contained in the unit World War 2 from Focus Education
Know it!
Resource
History
Y6
'Know it! - World War 2 - Year 6 - Presentation' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, World War 2
Picture match - WW1 or WW2?
Resource
History
Y6
'Picture match - WW1 or WW2?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, World War 2
Mini quiz - World War 2
Resource
History
Y6
'Mini quiz - World War 2' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, World War 2
Word sorts - World War 2
Resource
History
Y6
'Word sorts - World War 2' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, World War 2
Cops and robbers - What do you know about World War 2?
Resource
History
Y6
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about World War 2?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, World War 2
End of Unit Assessment
World War 2 - Unit Assessment
Resource
History
+1
Y6
World War 2 - Unit Assessment is an end of unit assessment by Focus Education, designed to be used as a summative assessment at the end of teaching this Focus unit
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