Lesson by Mr Lake

The Home Front - what was life like?

Introduction
Home Front poster	In this lesson you are going to investigate what life was like on the Home Front in Britain during War War II.  Researching the Public Record Office's Home Front exhibition you will use Word to create a mind map of your research. You are going to use Word's drawing tools to help you create a mind-map.  Your task is to make effective and clear notes about the Home Front focusing on four areas: Bombing Women Everyday life Preparations for war
History ICT activity

Right click on the link below and select Save Target As... The Home Front in World War II 21kb Now save the document onto your computer. Your teacher may give you extra instructions.

Load Microsoft Word and the Home Front document that you just saved.  This is your 'mind-map'.

Select the link below to load the Public Record Office's Home Front exhibition in a new window. Home Front exhibition

Now over to you... To add a note, draw a text box by clicking on Can't find it?  Click here. Only make brief notes (one or two words) Cover all four areas within the time limit

Additional activities

Have you really finished? can you 'tidy up' your mind map by removing borders from text boxes? could you use colour to make the sections stand out?

If you have done all this, explore the Home Front exhibition further.  See if you can complete the activities.

Final written task

What was life like on the Home Front during World War II? You should use your mind-map to help you complete an extended piece of writing - make sure you include an introduction, a paragraph on each of your topics and a conclusion answering the question.

Page updated 23 January 2003