Battles of WW2

D-Day landing and the Battle of Normandy lessons and resources for Secondary KS3 and KS4 history students to commemorate the anniversary of the D-Day landings

Tes Resources Team

24th May 2023

Battle Of Normandy D-Day Operation Overlord

Commemorate the anniversary of D-Day with your students using these hand-picked secondary history resources

The Battle of Normandy - codename Operation Overlord - began on 6th June 1944 when allied forces invaded occupied Europe in an effort to push German troops back and liberate France. To celebrate the 76th anniversary of D-Day, we have hand-picked a selection of lesson resources for both KS3 and KS4 history students on D-day and other prominent battles of WW2.

D-Day resources

TJN2

What was D-day, and what challenges did the Allies face?

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What was D-day, and what challenges did the Allies face? LO: To be able to explain the challenged faced and overcome on D-Day. Know what D-Day was and its importance for the Second World War. Be able to explain the different challenges faced by the Allies in the Normandy landings and how they w...

ImperialWarMuseums

D-Day

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An enquiry using a range of sources from the IWM collection into D-Day. All the images are available to download together as a PowerPoint. Visit the IWM website to find out more about IWM's free online learning resources http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/learning-resources

Historybuff .

KS3 D-Day (WW2)

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WALT: Explain why the Axis forces were defeated at D-Day. Level 3: Identify hidden messages in US propaganda. Level 4: Describe the key events of the D-Day invasion. Level 5: Explain why Allied tactics lead to success. Level 6: Compare the Allies and German tactics to explain why the Allies won. ...

WolseyAcademy

Operation Overlord and D-Day (WW2 SOW - 11)

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Everything you need to teach an outstanding lesson and to be home in time for tea and medals! A well structured lesson that sees pupils work with a resource pack of primary and secondary sources to come to a judgement. Pupils will then complete a 12 mark exam question. Complete with pre-ma...

Dunkirk resources

charlottehistory2014

KS3 History: Dunkirk Assessment Preparation & Assessment

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KS3/KS4 Assessment preparation and Assessment on the Dunkirk Evacuation - focussing on whether it was a triumph or a disaster. Assessment involves an interpretation and the following questions: What does Interpretation A suggest about Dunkirk? Why would the author of this Interpretation have t...

EC_Resources_EXTRA

The Cold War Introduction

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A detailed and well differentiated editable history lesson introducing the Cold War. The lesson lasts one hour and is very easy to just pick up and use. Includes an hour-long PowerPoint, a variety of activities, source questions, clip tasks, exam-styles practice questions, active tasks and more. **...

History_Wizard

WW2 - Was Dunkirk a Success or Failure?

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**This lesson contains:** * A starter image to provike discussion about the event itself and what may have happened. * An on-board overview of the Blitzkrieg and how it trapped the English using my own maps to discuss the retreat, conquest of Paris and the trapped troops. * A task to use the infor...

HistoryHub

World War 2: The Dunkirk Evacuation, 1940

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World War 2: The Dunkirk Evacuation, 1940 Fully resourced lesson, examining the Dunkirk Evacuation and the extent to which it was a triumph or a disaster. This lesson contains all the necessary contextual information, a variety of different activities and a number of relevant videos. Exam style qu...

Battle of Britain and Blitz resources

GCOOT

Battle of Britain KS3

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A lesson on the Battle of Britain for KS3 looking at categorising reasons for British victory. Also looks at a propaganda poster so includes source analysis skills. Extended writing P.E.E GCSE style paragraph included with writing frame. Code breaker starter that hooks students in straight away with...

Phil @icHistory

WW2 Home Front - The Blitz

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A colourful, well-presented, and creative resource. Includes worksheets and embedded links, ideas and activities. Main contents ... ( 67 pages in total ) 1 - Simple key word and vocabulary starter, matching activity. Extension, differentiation option included. 2 - Background and overview gap fil...

EC_Resources_EXTRA

The Holocaust

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2 HOURS OF CONTENT - A detailed and well differentiated editable history lesson all about what went on during the Holocaust and how each of the camps operated as well as what daily life was like for the different inmates. There is a lot of content here, so you may want to teach this over 2 lessons. ...

Change Continuity

Battle of Britain

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As a starter students highlight what they think the important information is on the handout (which has been differentiated). Students then use what they have done to come up with some questions and answers that they will use to test the person sitting next to them. After they've come up with the que...

Pearl Harbor resources

Lizzie_Tarpy

The attack on Pearl Harbour

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Lesson that could be taught as part of WWII topic. Students are prompted to debate what causes wars, are introduced to the actions of Japan at Pearl Harbour and analyse Primary and Secondary sources. As part of the lesson, you could show a clip from a Japanese propaganda film, which was shown to the...

Think Tank

Pearl Harbor Escape Room - No Prep!

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The Pearl Harbor Day Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about Pearl Harbor Day. This is the perfect resource to introduce World War II or commemorate Pearl Harbor Day. The Pearl Harbor Day Escape Room has st...

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