Evacuee Day at the British Schools Museum

8th February 2019, Year 2

In the morning the children took part in a WW2 style lesson, as new evacuees. They were introduced to their new teacher and taught how to put on their gask masks.

Dressing up   gas masks   gas masks

Next they used pen and ink to write a postcard home to their parents. After this they were reminded who the King and Prime Minister were and taught the victory sign.

sending news home   sending news home   the victory sign

They learnt about the currency, and then had a lesson in plane identification.

learning about the currency   identifying planes   drawing planes

In the afternoon they took part in an object handling workshop and then listened to a lady's memory of being a child during the war.

air raid helmet suitcase toy