Students will learn that the past can be fun to learn and that history is still around us today. We will be studying how WWI and WWII affected Britain and other countries. My British History class will allow students to learn fun facts about Britain that changed the world. No background knowledge is required, just a willingness to have fun while learning about the past. 
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Week 1: What do students know about World War I? How do they think World War I would affect other parts of the world?
--Homework: Look up how Britain got to play an important part in World War I.

Week 2: (Homework reviewed and discussed). When did the United States get involved in World War I? What effects did World War I have on the world and did America being involved helped Britain to win the war?
--Homework: Write a page about America's involvement in WWI. Do you think that if America had not gotten involved in WW1 that WW1 would have ended the way it did?

Week 3: (Review homework). What do the Fields of Flanders mean to British people, and why do people in England wear poppies to commemorate the soldiers?
--Homework: (recap) How long was World War I and what countries were involved?

Week 4: (Review homework). What Prime Minister was in power in England when World War II began? What had just happened to the British throne a few years prior to World War II?
--Homework: Did World War II make or break the Prime Minister of Britain?

Week 5: (Review homework). Why were children evacuated from Britain during World War II? Where did they go? And what effects of being evacuated have on the children?
--Homework: How did America play a role in the evacuation program, and was this effective or not effective?

Week 6: Dunkirk
-- Homework: no homework

Week 7: (Review homework). How did Britain win World War II? And what effects did the war have on the people of Britain? 
--Homework: How did Britain pay for the war? Do you know of anyone who remembers World War II? Write one page.

Week 8: V-E Day
--No homework.

**Classes are subject to change**

Homework is optional. 


Also, you can request a new time if you need a different time slot.

This class is lecture-based with children interacting with questions asked and what they have found out for their homework.