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Check out our inspiring, highly informative, fun activities and learning resources for VE Day

Created for the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the resources contain lots of great ideas for how your school can enjoy marking VE Day each year. They are designed to be Smart Board friendly and a Gaelic version of the learner activities are included.

You can also order a FREE copy of our VE Day Souvenir Pack here.

VE Day 75 Pack (English)

This special illustrated VE Day 75th Anniversary Pack is full of wonderfully inspiring and fun activities to help your whole school celebrate VE Day and the WW2 generation.

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VE Day 75 Pack (Gaelic)

Written in Gaelic, this special illustrated VE Day 75th Anniversary Pack is full of wonderfully inspiring and fun activities to help your whole school celebrate VE Day and the WW2 generation.

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WW2 Ch3 (1942 - 1945): The road to victory

Learn about the Nazis appalling treatment of the Jewish race during the war and how D-Day operations finally gave victory to the Allies. Powerpoint.

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WW2 Ch2 (1940 -1941): Britain defends itself and USA joins

Key characters such as Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler and Anne Frank emerge to help guide pupils through the devastating events of the war in Europe and the war in the Far East. Powerpoint.

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WW2 Ch1 (1939 - 1940): Hitler Redraws The Map of Europe

Learn who the ‘Allied Powers’ and ‘Axis Powers’ were and why this war changed history like no other. PowerPoint presentation.

7MB PPTX file

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Road To VE Day

Our highly engaging and colourful Road To VE Day PowerPoint has been created to provide a stimulus for learning and reflection. Ready to use in the classroom or at an assembly. PowerPoint presentation.

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Fashion on the Ration

Did you know children were encouraged to ‘knit for victory’ during WW2? Activities include making your own ‘Rag Rug’ and discovering what clothes you could buy with coupons book.

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Food Rationing & Dig For Victory

Find out why the British government introduced food rationing in 1940 and why everyone was told to grow fruit and vegetables in their gardens and local parks!

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A Scottish child's view of WW2 & the Kindertransport

Hamish Cameron was evacuated from Glasgow to Ayr in 1939 as part of Operation Pied Piper. Learn about child evacuees, the Clydeside Blitz and the Kindertransport.

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History of VE Day & Street Party Ideas

Organise a VE Day street party. Use our rationed food fact sheets and learn how to make your our bunting to give a vintage party tinge.

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VE Day: Churchill's Speech at 3pm

Celebrate Churchill’s famous VE Day speech given at Downing Street in 1945. Learners are encouraged to read the speech, and emulate this famous broadcast with one of their own.

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Women's Contributions to WW2

Women were essential to the war effort on the Home Front during WW2. From working at munitions factories to flying unarmed planes, driving ambulances and code-breaking.

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Paddington's song

Sing along to Paddington Bear's WW2 suitcase song (from our live lesson video) with this helpful song sheet!

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Paddington Bear's WW2 suitcase live lesson

Our special 20 min live lesson for 5–9-year-olds features Paddington Bear! Learn about child evacuees from WW2 and discover what is inside Paddington’s suitcase!

73MB MP4 file

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