Bring your Key Stage 2 history lessons to life with the World War II Topic Checker - a comprehensive, ready-to-use assessment resource designed to help pupils consolidate and demonstrate their understanding of this pivotal period in British and world history.
Perfectly aligned with the national curriculum, this engaging worksheet pack encourages children to think critically, make historical connections, and apply their knowledge across key areas including chronology, enquiry, and interpretation. Pupils will explore major events such as the Blitz, Dunkirk, and D-Day, sequence historical events, define key vocabulary like Allied Powers and Appeasement, and analyse real newspaper extracts from the time.
Use this versatile resource as an end-of-topic assessment, homework task, or guided classroom activity. It’s ideal for identifying gaps in understanding, assessing progress, and promoting discussion around the causes, experiences, and consequences of the Second World War.
With a mix of structured and open-ended questions, the WW2 Topic Checker supports all learners - encouraging analytical thinking and empathy through creative tasks such as imagining life as an evacuee or interpreting wartime propaganda. It also develops literacy skills by prompting pupils to explain, infer, and evaluate historical sources.