1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= zcisZya6ROQ Christmas time during a war is difficult. Watch this clip and think about how the soldiers are coping

2. What was Christmas like during WW2? How could we break this question down? What aspects do we need to look at?

3. Why would Christmas during WW2 in Britain be particularly difficult? Think back to previous lessons!

4. Gerald’s Story

5. Video Evidence – Make notes from the following five videos http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/christmas_i n_world_war_two#p00g3s0r http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/christmas_i n_world_war_two#p00g3s0r http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/christmas_i n_world_war_two#p00cyt80 http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/christmas_i n_world_war_two#p00cyt80 http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/christmas_i n_world_war_two#p00cydhn http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/christmas_i n_world_war_two#p00cydhn http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/christmas_i n_world_war_two#p00cydqc http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/christmas_i n_world_war_two#p00cydqc http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/christmas_i n_world_war_two#p00dbm4l http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/christmas_i n_world_war_two#p00dbm4l

6. What are these posters advertising? What would their impact be on Christmas?

7. Make do and mend! Christmas was hard with little resources. People had to make do and mend! Your job is to create a Christmas decoration using only the stuff in front of you!

8. What was Christmas like for the soldiers and officers?

9. Would you have coped with a WW2-style Christmas?