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Little Firefighters

Little Firefighters

Simple, fun games on the role and history of the fire brigade for KS1 and 2 from the Fire and Police Museum. Strong emphasis on safety messages.

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Mend, Make or Spend?

Mend, Make or Spend?

In-depth game about WW2 rationing, shortages and making do. Full of info and objects. KS2. From The Imperial War Museum.

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Moving Here

Multi-Mart

Fun and fast game with recipes and stories from a range of immigrant communities as rewards along the way. KS2. From Moving Here.

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The 1930s Family

The 1930s Family

Excellent KS2 mini-site exploring life in 30s in NE England. Lots of info on family life, with object imagery. From Tyne and Wear Museums.

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World War 2

World War 2

Simple KS2 site on bomb damage. Requires pupils to add their own text, encouraging reflection. From Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery.

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Evacuation!

Evacuation!

Pack your case for evacuation - a simple KS2 interactive, object-based with lots of info from Tyne and wear Museums.

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Shopping in the War

Shopping in the War

Interactive for KS2 on rationing in WWII. Good follow-up activity. From The National Archives.

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Harry's Story

Harry's Story

Day in the life of a delivery boy from 1912. Audio book for KS2. From Sainsbury's Virtual Museum.

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Evacuee letters from Otters Class

Evacuee letters from Otters class

Otters class from Riverside Primary School in Rainham Kent have emailed us their evacuee letters.

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Remembrance Day Message To Travel Across London By Semaphore

Remembrance Day Message To Travel Across London By Semaphore

On Remembrance Sunday 2005, a special message will be sent across London to remember all those who have died in wars.

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What Is Remembrance Day?

What Is Remembrance Day?

Find out why people wear poppies at the end of October and the beginning of November.

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The Show Me Guide To D-Day

Find out why D-Day is still remembered sixty years on.

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Compton Primary's Evacuee Letters

Children at this Plymouth school have written letters home as if they were evacuees in World War Two.

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Make Your Own Toy Circus

How to make a toy circus based on a paper cut out design from the 1930s. Plus detail about toy theatres from the past. Suitable for upper KS1 and 2. From Victoria and Albert Museum.

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London At War Learning Zone

Object-centred KS2 resource on WW2 in London covering Air Raids, Shelters, Children and Daily Life. Lots of photos and info. From HOLNET website.

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Liverpool Blitz

An audio reminiscence interview (with transcript), facts, timeline and more in this excellent KS2/3 site about the bombing of Liverpool in WW2 from Liverpool Museums.

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In Flanders' Fields

Read John McCrae's 1915 poem 'In Flanders' Fields'.

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Create a Wartime Memory Bank

Compile a WW2 resource for your school's future.

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Create a Wartime Character

Build a larger-than-life teaching tool that really captures your pupils' imagination.

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More of your evacuee letters

Here are the latest of your evacuee letters.

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Coming Soon

More fun stuff on the way soon.

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