Teaching resources

The local, primary sources provided here are free to use in your lessons as a flexible resource pack, or for students' independent study, for educational purposes only.

Download the following, scroll down to view:
  • KS2 Topic 1: Local Study, Children's Lives
  • KS2 Topic 2: Local Study, Home Front
  • KS2 Topic 3: Local Study, War Memorials (to follow)
  • KS2 Topic 4: Assembly or PSHE lesson on Remembrance (to follow)
  • KS3 Scheme of Work, First World War Unit: Military and Home Front themes

    Use online audio clips of interviews and songs     (not for download): go to bottom of page

Key Stage 2 Topic 1: Local Study, Children's Lives

  • Start with the Medium term plan or Lesson plan examples (Medium term plan: KS2 Local Study unit: Family life in WW1; Lesson plan and unit outline, KS2 Local study: Children's lives in WW1)
  • Download the most suitable printable resources for your class's age and ability. Intended for flexible use to support your Local Study topic.
  • There are .jpg images, mp3 audio clips of 2 minutes or so (more at bottom of this page, listen online only) and .pdf files of news articles, letters and transcripts of Milton Keynes school log books.
  • They give insights into daily life in school, children's important contributions to the War Effort, family income and charity fund-raising.
  • Save into a resource folder on your school server or VLE, print in colour for independent work and laminate, use online on a Smartboard.

Key Stage 2 Topic 2: Local Study, Home Front

  • Start with the lesson plan, then download the most suitable resources for your class's age and ability. For flexible use to support your topic.
  • There are .jpg images, mp3 audio clips of interviews and songs (2 min or less) and Adobe pdfs of news articles, letters, transcripts of diaries.
  • They give insights into daily life on the Home Front and local people's generous contributions of funds and time to the War effort and charity.
  • Save into a resource folder on school server or VLE, print in colour for independent work and laminate, use online on a Smartboard.

Key Stage 3, First World War Unit

  • These resources are for flexible use to support and enrich your existing KS3 First World War planning. We welcome feedback on how you have used them and suggestions on how to improve them.
    • Start with the example lesson plan, then select and download the most suitable resources for your class's age and ability.
    • They give insights into daily life on the Home Front and local soldiers' experiences.
    • Save into a resource folder on school server or VLE, print in colour for independent work and laminate, use online on a Smartboard.
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    Military

    Home Front

    Audio Files

    • These mp3 audio clips may take a small amount of time to download. They should be played online, straight from the website.
    • All are valuable first hand accounts by local interviewees in the 1970s and 1980s of real events in WW1, recorded by Living Archive MK. Some are songs using their own words, written for Living Archive documentary drama productions such as Days of Pride or Nellie and Albert.
    • From 1 to 3 minutes long, they are ideal for lesson starters, discussion and debate about opinions, assemblies or Citizenship lessons.
    • More clips and songs are available for purchase in our online shop: Shop here