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Leaving home

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of World War 2: A Child's Eye View from the Home Front Evacuees

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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

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