An exploration
About this learning resource
Format: Power Point Presentation
As 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War download this editable resource to:
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Find out more about life at the Tower of London during the Second World War.
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Reflect on the impact of the Second World War on your community
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Explore why and how we commemorate and remember significant moments from the past today.
Resource preview
Check out the notes section under the PowerPoint slides for extra information.
Resource Information
Key Stage
- KS1 (age 5-7)
- KS2 (age 7-11)
- KS3 (age 11-14)
- Home Educators
Subjects
- History
Topic
- 20th & 21st Century
- World War II
- Rememberance
Type
- Before you visit
Palace
- Tower of London
Designed for differentiation
This resource is designed to be flexible and fully editable so teachers can choose what works best for their students.
This session is targeted at KS2 but can be adapted for KS3 students. This session forms part of a suite of resources.It can be taught as a standalone session or following The Tower Remembers: An Introduction and followed by The Art of Remembering.
Suggested uses
- Familiarise yourself with the slideshow and adapt it if necessary to suit the needs and abilities of your students.
- Check the notes section of each slide for additional teacher information.
- Consider whether you would like to add in any information about memorials or sites local to your school
Curriculum links
- A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066.
- Extend and deepen chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history, to provide a well-informed context for wider learning.
- Identify significant events, make connections, draw contrasts, and analyse trends within periods and over long arcs of time.
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