Lesson Planning
Discover the need to Dig for Victory at home; find out about the role of women on the home front; make your own mini allotment.
Teaching Outcomes:
- To know which vegetables are naturally able to grow in Britain and to begin to understand seasonality.
- To consider how our shopping and expectations for fresh fruit and vegetables has changed so significantly since WW2
Children will:
- Discover the role of women on the home front, including the Land Army.
- Design and make a mini allotment – planning on how to use all of the space.
- Learn which fruits and vegetables will grow in our climate and when they would be ‘in season’.
- Begin to consider the change in the shopping habits and expectations of people living in Britain.