WW2 Teacher's Notes - Scotland鈥檚 Home Front - Episode 2
Curriculum for Excellence information:
• Through art and design, learners have rich opportunities to be creative and to experience inspiration and enjoyment. EXA 2-02a, EXA 2-13a
• Learners should experience activities which enable them to develop the skills and attributes they will need if they are to achieve and sustain positive destinations beyond school. HWB 2-08a
• Our ability to use language lies at the centre of the development and expression of our emotions, our thinking, our learning and our sense of personal identity., LIT 2-02a, LIT 2-04a, LIT 2-05a, LIT 2-06a, LIT 2-10a / LIT 3-10a, LIT 2-15a, LIT 2-23a, LIT 2-24a
• Through social studies, children and young people develop their understanding of the world by learning about other people and their values, in different times, places and circumstances. SOC 2-01a, SOC 2-03a
• The technologies provide frequent opportunities for active learning in creative and work-related contexts.TCH 2-02a
Curricular area
Listening and Talking
Theme
Flashback
Activity
- The reality of evacuation
- What did Tommy think that it would be like in the country?
- Why was Tommy unhappy on the farm?
- What jobs did Lizzie and Tommy have to do on the farm?
Curricular area
- Listening and talking
- ICT- research
- Reading
- Writing
Theme
Digging for Victory
Activity
- Why did Tommy have blisters?
- What was the Dig for Victory campaign?
- /history/ww2peopleswar/stories/23/a6112423.shtml
- Can you think about similarities between digging for victory and today?
- Design a poster and slogan to support this campaign
Curricular area
- Listening and Talking
- Writing
Theme
School
Activity
- What do you think Tommy would say in his letter home?
- Why are the children told not to complain?
- What would you write in a letter home ?
Curricular area
- Listening and Talking
- ICT Research
Theme
Cinema during wartime
Activity
- Entertainment played an important part during the war keeping everyone happy. In between showing the films, people watched the Pathe news at the cinema to help them keep informed, or possibly misinformed, on how the war was going. Information films were also shown at the cinema to show people how to behave and act during war.
- Why did people enjoy going to the Cinema?
- Think about how Lizzie and Tommy would feel during the whole cinema part of the story. Work with a partner and discuss their changing emotions and feelings.
Curricular area
- ICT Research
- Listening and Talking
Theme
Air raid precaution
Activity
- What was ARP?
- What was the job of the ARP wardens?
- How would you recognise an ARP warden?
Curricular area
- Listening and Talking
- Drama
Theme
Air raid precaution
Activity
- What was the Blackout?
- What would be other sources of light during the blackout?
- Why did people have to cover their windows and doors?
- Try to blackout a room - What did you use? How did you attach the blackout materials?
- Discuss the effect that the Blackout had on people’s lives.
Curricular area
- Health and wellbeing
- Listening and Talking
- Art and design
Theme
Knitting
Activity
- During WW2 waste was not tolerated, clothing was strictly rationed, and a woolly jumper was a precious thing.
- Why did Mrs Mitchell knit?
- How does knitting help to relieve stress?
- Can you try to knit a square? The squares could all be joined together to make a blanket.
Curricular area
- Listening and Talking
- Reading
- Writing
- ICT research
- Drama
Theme
Telegram
Activity
- /history/ww2peopleswar/stories/72/a6440672.shtml
- /history/ww2peopleswar/stories/67/a1132967.shtml
- Discussion- What would you do?
- Do you think the children should have gone searching about the house?
- If you were Mrs Mitchell, how would you react?
- Write a letter to a friend. You can’t tell them where you are or what you are doing. What can you find to talk about?
- Write a telegram, it must be short and to the point. You will be charged for every word in the message.
• Write in capital letters
• No punctuation marks are used
• Use STOP instead of a full stop.
• The word limit is 25words
What would you have done? Would you have given Mrs Mitchell another chance?
Curricular area
- Listening and Talking
- Health and Wellbeing
- ICT research
- Art and design
Theme
Bessie the horse
Activity
- Why could Tommy and Lizzie guess where they were?
- What are the basics of horse care?
- https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/animals-and-nature/pet-care/horse-care/
- Why did Bessie help Lizzie and Tommy?
- Can you design your own stable for a horse?
