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Lower Key Stage 2 World War 2: A Child's Eye View from the Home Front
Evacuees

What would it have been like to be an evacuee during World War 2? Learn the reasons why evacuation happened during WW2 and where children were sent to live. Discover what children were told to pack and how they prepared for life as an evacuee. Explore their experiences during their evacuation and their return.

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Session 1 Leaving home

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Objectives

History

  • Develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of Britain, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.
  • Study an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 – a significant turning point in British history.

Design and Technology

  • Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose.

Lesson Planning

Learn the reasons for evacuation; find out what evacuees had to pack; make an identity card and gas mask.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To understand why evacuation happened in WW2 and where children were sent to live.
  • To make a gas mask using a plastic milk bottle and black paint.

Children will:

  • Understand why evacuation happened in WW2 and where children were sent to live.
  • Understand what children were told to pack and how they prepared for life as an evacuee.
  • Make a gas mask using a plastic milk bottle and black paint.

You Will Need

  • 2 pint plastic milk bottle
  • Black paint
  • PVA glue
  • Strong tape

Session 2 Life in the country

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Objectives

History

  • Develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of Britain, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.
  • Study an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 – a significant turning point in British history.

Design and Technology

  • Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose.

Lesson Planning

Understand what life was like for evacuees living in the country and explore the emotions felt by evacuated children and their families; research foods home grown by host families of evacuated children; make carrot cookies and root vegetable soup.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To understand what life was like for evacuees living in the country and explore the emotions felt by evacuated children and their families.
  • To make wartime carrot cookies and root vegetable soup.

Children will:

  • Understand what life was like for evacuees living in the country and explore the emotions felt by evacuated children and their families.
  • Research foods home grown by host families of evacuated children.
  • Make carrot cookies and root vegetable soup.

You Will Need

  • Carrots
  • Lolly sticks
  • Ingredients for carrot cookies and vegetable soup
  • Blender, Spatulas, baking and cooling trays
  • Ingredients for wartime digestive biscuits

Session 3 Returning home

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Objectives

History

  • Develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of Britain, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.
  • Study an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 – a significant turning point in British history.

Design and Technology

  • Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose.

Lesson Planning

Discover the extent of the bombing in London during the Blitz; explore the feelings of returning evacuees; make a wartime table top game to give to host family.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To research the extent of the bombing in London during the Blitz. In role as evacuees, explore their feelings about returning home, or not being able to return.
  • To make a wartime table top game to give to host family.

Children will:

  • Research the extent of the bombing in London during the Blitz.
  • Explore the feelings of returning evacuees.
  • Make a wartime table top game to give to host family.

You Will Need

  • Art straws
  • Sticky tack
  • Laminator
  • Ipad or video camera

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