Lesson Planning

Consider what it would have been like for the soldiers and sailors of the Dunkirk evacuations; gain an understanding of the distance across the English Channel and the extent of the rescue efforts for all the small sailing vessels; add Dunkirk beach onto the Lego model and make little sailing vessels.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To consider what it would have been like to be a soldier rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk.
• To research the distance across the English Channel and the extent of the rescue efforts for all the small sailing vessels.
• To add Dunkirk beach onto the Lego model and make little sailing vessels using corks, cocktail sticks and paper.

Children will:

• Consider what it would have been like for the soldiers and sailors of the Dunkirk evacuations.
• Gain an understanding of the distance across the English Channel and the extent of the rescue efforts for all the small sailing vessels.
• Add Dunkirk beach onto the Lego model and make little sailing vessels.