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Year 6

Local communities and the Great War

I can explain how local communities contributed towards the effort made on the Home Front during WWI.

New
New
Year 6

Local communities and the Great War

I can explain how local communities contributed towards the effort made on the Home Front during WWI.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Different towns, villages and areas helped to support the war effort by making certain things.
  2. Historical buildings in pupils’ local areas may have been used to help support the war effort.
  3. Streets and roads are often named after people who made a significant contribution to the war effort in some way.
  4. The older generations within pupils’ families might have played a role in supporting the war effort on the Home Front.

Keywords

  • Produce - produce is something that people have made, created or grown; it also means to make something

  • Materiel - military equipment used for war is called materiel

  • Contribution - a contribution is the part that people play in supporting something with either time or money

Common misconception

Only people who were killed in WWI are remembered by street names and buildings.

Many people made a significant contribution to WWI in their local area and are remembered for this with street names and buildings.

Your local area will be a valuable source of evidence for this lesson. Therefore an exploration of the history of local buildings, street names, individuals and groups that are linked to the First World War will be helpful.
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
The contributions that civilians made to the war effort took place on the front?
Correct Answer: home, Home
Q2.
There were of food items such as bread and potatoes during WWI.
Correct Answer: shortages, Shortages
Q3.
Which of these roles did women NOT take on in WWI?
farmers
factory workers
Correct answer: soldiers
bus and tram conductors
nurses
Q4.
Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
Correct Answer:No Man's Land,land in between the defensive trenches of rival armies

land in between the defensive trenches of rival armies

Correct Answer:memorial,something to honour those who have lost their lives

something to honour those who have lost their lives

Correct Answer:Victoria Cross ,an award given to soldiers for acts of extreme bravery

an award given to soldiers for acts of extreme bravery

Correct Answer:allies,countries who support each other during times of war

countries who support each other during times of war

Q5.
Which statement is NOT true?
Before WWI, some women had joined groups to campaign for women's right to vote.
Some women were in paid employment before WWI.
Correct answer: Women were paid the same as men for the work they did in WWI.
Women had shown they work as well as men.
Some women were given the right to vote in 1918.
Q6.
Put these events into the correct order, starting with the earliest.
1 - Start of WWI
2 - The Battle of the Somme
3 - The Representation of the People Act
4 - End of WWI

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the word to its definition.
Correct Answer:produce ,something that people have made, created or grown

something that people have made, created or grown

Correct Answer:contribution ,the part that people play in supporting with either time or money

the part that people play in supporting with either time or money

Correct Answer:materiel,military equipment used for war

military equipment used for war

Q2.
Match the produce to the workers who produced it.
Correct Answer:Steel helmets,Steel workers in Sheffield

Steel workers in Sheffield

Correct Answer:Tungsten,Miners in Cumbria

Miners in Cumbria

Correct Answer:Munitions,Female factory workers

Female factory workers

Correct Answer:Farm produce,Land girls

Land girls

Q3.
Cavell Avenue is named after a nurse in WWI called Cavell.
Correct Answer: Edith , edith
Q4.
The Scouts and the Girl Guides made no contribution to WWI.
True
Correct answer: False
Q5.
William Tritton and his team invented and produced the first ever ...
Correct Answer: tank, Tank
Q6.
Which of the following are ways that people are remembered for their contributions during WWI?
Correct answer: Buildings are named after them.
Battles are named after them.
Correct answer: Plaques commemorate them.
Correct answer: Streets are named after them.

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