http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcisZya6ROQ

Christmas time during a war is difficult. Watch this clip and think about how the soldiers are coping

What was Christmas like during WW2?

How could we break this question down? What aspects do we need to look at?

Why would Christmas during WW2 in Britain be particularly difficult?

Think back to previous lessons!

Gerald’s Story

Video Evidence – Make notes from the following five videos

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/christmas_in_world_war_two#p00g3s0r

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/christmas_in_world_war_two#p00cyt80

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/christmas_in_world_war_two#p00cydhn

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/christmas_in_world_war_two#p00cydqc

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/topics/christmas_in_world_war_two#p00dbm4l

What are these posters advertising? What would their impact be on Christmas?

Make do and mend!Christmas was hard with little resources. People

had to make do and mend! Your job is to create a Christmas

decoration using only the stuff in front of you!

What was Christmas like for the soldiers and officers?

Would you have coped with a WW2-style Christmas?