The Home Front Life in Britain during World War II Can you identify in the display below anything to do with: a) Fear of gas attack b) Shortages of milk c) Fear of bombing d) Fear of enemy spies e) Lack of material for clothes f) Food shortages? Draw arrows to show where each item is, and write in the name of the object Look at the display of the Civil Defence Post What did they have for fighting fires? How did they communicate with each other? How did they know where all their men were? Look at all 3 display cases and the information panel on ‘wartime’ What other changes to daily life would you have noticed during the war?
The Home Front Life in Britain during World War II Can you identify in the display below anything to do with: a) Fear of gas attack b) Shortages of milk c) Fear of bombing d) Fear of enemy spies e) Lack of material for clothes f) Food shortages? Draw arrows to show where each item is Look at the display of the Civil Defence Post. Find the objects in the left column and match them to the tasks in the right column Look at all 3 display cases and the information panel on ‘wartime’ What other changes to daily life would you have noticed during the war? Powdered milk Gas mask Evacuation scheme Identity card Clothing book Ration book Stirrup pump and bucket Radio receiver Operations board Directing operations Putting out fires Communication
How did life change in the Kettering area during World War II? Aim: to understand effects of war on people at home to use a variety of evidence to explore an issue Introduction Whole group How can we learn about World War II? 2 minutes Demonstration Whole group Explain concept of Total War Show the baby’s gas mask - What might it be? - Who might have used it? - Why was it made? - Was it free? - What can we learn from it about: - What people felt in 1939? - How much the government cared about ordinary people? - How people’s lives would have changed because of the war? - What people’s attitudes would have been towards the Germans? 5 minutes Research Groups of 3-5 As a group, look at displays and fill in worksheet Pick one object and consider what we can learn from it about changes to life in Kettering. Prepare to tell this to the other groups. 10 minutes Feedback Whole group Tour of displays and groups feedback on their object (perhaps use replicas since difficult for everyone to see originals) 6 minutes Plenary Whole group Point out how much can be learnt from an object if you think hard enough how deep the consequences of Total War are 2 minutes