🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

We are learning to: Understand the challenges faced by Anne Frank and her family when going into hiding, and explore what belongings might have been most important to them.

📋 Success Criteria

I can identify what Anne Frank packed when going into hiding

I can explain why certain items were important to her

I can imagine what I would pack in a similar situation

📖 Part 1: Reading Comprehension

Background: In July 1942, Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in a secret annexe behind her father's office in Amsterdam. They could only take a few belongings with them. Anne packed her diary, some clothes, and a few precious items.

✏️ Part 2: Creative Writing Activity

Item 1: _________________ Why: _________________________________

Item 2: _________________ Why: _________________________________

Item 3: _________________ Why: _________________________________

Item 4: _________________ Why: _________________________________

Item 5: _________________ Why: _________________________________

🌟 Extension Activities (Challenge Yourself!)

For Advanced Learners:

• Research what other families in hiding during WWII packed. Compare their choices to Anne's.

• Create a detailed floor plan of the secret annexe and decide where Anne's belongings might have been stored.

• Write a letter from Anne to a friend describing her most treasured possession in hiding.

📚 Differentiation Support

Extra Help Available:

• Use the word bank: diary, photographs, clothes, books, toys, letters

• Work with a partner to discuss ideas before writing

• Draw pictures alongside your written answers if it helps you express your ideas