| This week we will have a History focus leading up to a very special celebration on Friday. Britain will be commemorating the 75th anniversary of VE Day when the guns fell silent at the end of war in Europe. You could undertake some research to find all about VE day and creative to present what learn. Maybe you could draw a significant event. You may want to create an information booklet or a poster!
Why not make your own Great British Bunting to display in your window at home? The link below has some great ideas and a template to help! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4TrqYDyf4PMdLypxzyTwGDg/great-british-bunting Here are some further useful links with resources you might like to use: This is the official VE Day website, there is lots of information on here and resources that you can download: This website has learning resources tailored to KS1 and KS2, including a video lesson: |
ARTventurers have created a free Festival pack so that people can make their own VE decorations and props in time for the anniversary on May 8.
Poppy Scotland have some online learning resources that could be used for home learning. Download the pack here:
VE day clip on BBC teach:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-ve-day/z7xtmfr
Some free downloadable resources from Primary Treasure Chest:
