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Second World War 1939 - 1945

Learn about the Second World War by using animated maps and investigations containing original documents, film, photographs and audio from the National Archives.

11-16 year olds
Pupils

Creative Writing Tasks

Spin the wheel to generate an interesting creative writing task.

7-11 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Pick the Primes

Identify the prime numbers by only picking the apples with prime numbers. There are different variations of the game varying in difficulty.

10-14 year olds
Pupils

What Did Children Eat in World War 2?

A resource which demonstrates the different aspects of rationing during the Second World War and its effects on ordinary British people. It includes cross-curricular teaching ideas.

7-14 year olds
Teachers

Clothes Rationing in Britain during the Second World War

Information, photographs and posters about clothes rationing from 1941.

8-14 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Evacuation

Information, pictures, posters and photographs from the Imperial War Museum about the Evacuees from towns and cities in Britain during the Second World War.

8-14 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Soccer Drills

Browse soccer drills by age, type or topic.

7-16 year olds
Teachers

Breathing

A simple animation to show muscle and diaphragm action for breathing in and out in the human body.

11-16 year olds
Pupils

The Art of War

See the work of Second World War British War artists who have captured the conflict in their artwork.

11-18 year olds
Pupils

Bottle Take Away

This site is based on the 10 green bottles rhyme, however you can display up to 21 bottles. It is excellent for children who are working on counting backwards and in particular 'one less' than a particular number.

4-5 year olds
Pupils
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