World War 2 for Kids will discuss how the war got started, important wars and battles, leaders of the separate sides and more. This video is designed to be a teaching resource for k-6 classrooms. For more resources download our complete...

World War 2 Overview - This monumental war is still felt throughout the world. In our Overview video you will learn about the allied and axis powers and how each country got involved. You will learn about the major battles of the war and...

Short archive film clips from evacuation in Britain to the German experience of bombing inspire class-room discussion about how children lived in World War II. The clips in this programme are drawn from the home movies that British and...

Bradford Pearson is an award-winning journalist whose work examines everything from magicians to Japanese American incarceration to his own kidnapping. He’s written for The New York Times, and Esquire, Time, and Men’s Health magazines,...

In 1943, Irena Sendler and Janina Grabowska froze when they heard Gestapo pounding on the front door. Knowing she was minutes from arrest, Irena tossed Janina her most dangerous possession: a glass jar containing the names of over 2,000...

Until the 50s, the production of music was only possible with classical instruments. But during the time of rapid changes after World War 2, the old principles were about to change with the invention of the synthesizer. Follow Indy and...

1929 - The Cunard Line begins construction on a super ocean liner named Job 534. After the depression causes more than two years of delay, Job #534 is finally completed and named the Queen Mary by her Majesty Queen Mary. 1936 - She...

How has living in terror changed her life? How did her story manage to have a happy ending? How did her father almost die? Voices of the Victims, Ruth Becker, Part 2

Shortly after World War II, an ambitious British Study on children and their parents was initiated. It followed 14,000 children and their parents from birth to childhood, and looked at not only the progress of their...

Sight words instruction is an excellent supplement to phonics instruction. Phonics is a method for learning to read in general, while sight words instruction increases a child’s familiarity with the high frequency words he will...

Everyday life in London in 1918 may have been better than in the trenches but conditions were hard nonetheless for those left behind. Hunger was commonplace because agriculture and food distribution had been affected by the war, and...

Today you’ll hear band 9 sample Part 3 answers about history, a challenging topic!







Recently, a student reported to me that she had some difficult questions about the topic of...

WWII Sophie Scholl - How a young woman defied Hitler

What do Wolverine, Mr. Spock and Gandalf have in common? Their creators were all children of the Cold War during which arts and culture underwent a fundamental change. Comics, Science Fiction and Fantasy were born and became accepted...

In 1944, Imperial Japan attacked the West Coast of America with hundreds of balloon bombs flown 6,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean. They took the lives of five Oregon school children and their teacher – and remain a threat to this day.

Often deployed by governments during times of crisis, white propaganda has a known source and simple slogans, and uses strong visuals to rally public opinion.

Check out the World War 2 Pilot Song from Horrible Histories series 4! Can you get all the references to a certain boyband? (It's Take That....) For more CBBC Games, Horrible Histories clips and things to do,