Bringing history to life! Our Evacuation Day has been a great success! Each child took on an evacuee’s identity for the day with different evacuation experiences – some good and some bad. We began the day by making our gas mask boxes, name tags and identity cards. Then, Sergeant Major Williams checked we were all ready to be billeted to our host families. In the afternoon we had an air raid drill and made minute Anderson shelters.
The children took on their characters with great wartime gusto and we hope the day highlighted the experiences that children their age went through in WW2. History is a great subject for evoking empathy which helps pupils connect with the past and develop insights into not only the individuals, but also the political, economic, and social realities of the day.
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