Learning Path
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Background to World War II
https://youtu.be/8Ku2BYMLkH4 Added: 18 Sep 2018 Contributor: Alice Manning Resource type: Audio / VideoThis is a five minute YouTube animation that gives the basic background to World War II. The video contains graphics, maps and images that illustrate the position of countries, armies etc.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Life, Society, Work & Culture
Strand unit: Life during World War II
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of the lives of these people
- examine and become familiar with evidence which informs us about the lives of people in the periods studied, their thoughts and concerns, especially evidence which may be found locally
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World War II
http://edu.glogster.com/glog/world-...hildren-of-world-war-ii/21avgdp4a72 Added: 21 Aug 2017 Contributor: Aisling McGing Resource type: PresentationGlogster presentation
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Politics, Conflict & Society
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World War II
https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/ Added: 05 Nov 2019 Contributor: Orla Resource type: ProjectThe Ducksters website has lots of information about World War II for students and pupils. Students can read about the battles, events, leaders, and even an overview of World War II.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Life, Society, Work & Culture
Strand unit: Life during World War II
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of the lives of these people
- examine and become familiar with evidence which informs us about the lives of people in the periods studied, their thoughts and concerns, especially evidence which may be found locally
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World War II
https://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/world-war-ii/ Added: 05 Nov 2019 Contributor: Orla Resource type: ProjectInformation from the DK online website for the topic of World War 2. Students can search facts from categories such as the allies, rationing, children in wartime, Pearl Harbor, propaganda, the holocaust, and lots more...
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Life, Society, Work & Culture
Strand unit: Life during World War II
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of the lives of these people
- examine and become familiar with evidence which informs us about the lives of people in the periods studied, their thoughts and concerns, especially evidence which may be found locally
- record the place of peoples and events on appropriate timelines
- JC
- History
Strand: 3. The History of Europe & The Wider World
Strand unit: 4. World War I / World War II
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World War 2 Information Booklet
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/15875/15537.doc Added: 20 Aug 2015 Contributor: Mary Kehoe Resource type: Guide/notes / ProjectInformation booklet outlining how World War 2 started and other facts relating to it. Contains information about rationing, gas masks etc.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Eras of Change & Conflict
Strand unit: World War I
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of these periods
Suggestions for use: For use as an information booklet to compliment a lesson on World War 2
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World War 2 Website Link - Woodlands Junior School
http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/Britain.html Added: 20 Aug 2015 Contributor: Mary Kehoe Resource type: Guide/notes / ProjectThis link provides information on World War 2.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Eras of Change & Conflict
Strand unit: World War I
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of these periods
- examine and become familiar with evidence which informs us about the lives of people in the periods studied, their thoughts and concerns, especially evidence which may be found locally
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The Auschwitz Album
https://youtu.be/ATQp8rFXRkg Added: 18 Sep 2018 Contributor: Alice Manning Resource type: Audio / VideoThe Auschwitz Album is the only surviving visual evidence of the process leading to the mass murder at Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is a unique document and was donated to Yad Vashem by Lilly Jacob-Zelmanovic Meier.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Useful Websites
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Voices of the Holocaust
http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/voices/holocaust.html Added: 28 Jul 2005 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: ProjectPersonal testimonies from Holocaust survivors. Excellent material for project work. The testimonies are personal, individual, true stories, which describe life during the Holocaust. Well worth a visit.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Life, Society, Work & Culture
Strand unit: Life during World War II
Suggestions for use: An excellent resource for project work with a collection of Holocaust survivors testimonies including photos.
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Who was Anne Frank?
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/h...y/powerpoint/KL_WhoWasAnneFrank.ppt Added: 12 Jul 2016 Contributor: Ciara Connolly Resource type: Assessment / Presentation / Project / Other / Secondary SourceExplore the life of Anne Frank through this PPT. Look into the life of Anne Frank by viewing the photographs of Anne from birth to the age 15 when she died in a concentration camp. Look at Anne Franks handwriting in her famous diary called Kitty.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Eras of Change & Conflict
Suggestions for use: Use powerpoint presentation in lesson to show your class the life of Anne Frank through photographic images.Ask pupils whether they think it was fair? How would they have reacted to this situation?
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Anne Frank
https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/ Added: 04 Jul 2015 Contributor: ElmaJean McEvoy Resource type: Audio / Video / Simulation / Secondary SourceAnne Frank is a Jewish girl who has to go into hiding during World War Two to escape from the Nazis. Students can discover her story by reading her story and virtually visit the secret Annex Online where Anne Frank was in hiding for more than two years during World War II.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Life, Society, Work & Culture
Strand unit: Life during World War II
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of the lives of these people
- examine and become familiar with evidence which informs us about the lives of people in the periods studied, their thoughts and concerns, especially evidence which may be found locally
- JC
- History
Strand: 3. The History of Europe & The Wider World
Strand unit: 4. World War I / World War II
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Anne Frank Website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/annefrank/timeline.shtml Added: 12 Jul 2016 Contributor: Ciara Connolly Resource type: Project / Other / Secondary SourceThis website will help you research and explore the life of Anne Frank and her family during World War II. Find out what life was like for Anne and her family when they lived in the Secret Annex. Explore the timeline of events. Read her biography, watch an interview from a character who plays Ann Frank in the show,
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Life, Society, Work & Culture
Strand unit: Life during World War II
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of the lives of these people
- examine and become familiar with evidence which informs us about the lives of people in the periods studied, their thoughts and concerns, especially evidence which may be found locally
- record the place of peoples and events on appropriate timelines
Suggestions for use: Print out the timeline of events. Cut off the dates. Ask the class to reassemble the time-line into the correct order. Once the allocated time is provided, review their work by putting the time-line onto the board and walking around.
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The Secrets of Anne Frank's Room
http://www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Home/ Added: 04 Nov 2007 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Audio / Video / OtherA fascinating insight into the photographs and posters which decorated Anne Frank's room in the secret annex during her time in hiding during the war.
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Strand: Story
Suggestions for use: A fascinating insight into the photographs and posters which decorated Anne Frank's room in the secret annex during her time in hiding during the war.
Strand: Life, Society, Work & Culture
Strand unit: Life during World War II
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with aspects of the lives of these people
- examine and become familiar with evidence which informs us about the lives of people in the periods studied, their thoughts and concerns, especially evidence which may be found locally
- record the place of peoples and events on appropriate timelines
Suggestions for use: Look at the video and talk about what it must have been like for a Jewish family under the Nazis.
