Lesson Planning
Understand some of the events leading up to Dunkirk, why there was a need to evacuate soldiers and the role the little ships of Britain played in the evacuations; make an English harbour out of construction blocks.
Teaching Outcomes:
- To develop an understanding of the events leading up to Dunkirk and the feelings of some of the people involved in the evacuation.
- To become familiar with the location of Dunkirk, in relation to the English Channel and the South Coast of England.
- To make an English harbour, using construction materials.
Children will:
- Understand some of the events leading up to Dunkirk, why there was a need to evacuate soldiers and the role the little ships of Britain played in the evacuations.
- Make an English harbour out of construction blocks.
- Begin to become familiar with the location of Dunkirk.