The children have been learning about how the Battle of Britain ended and how this led to the Blitz.
They have learnt about the importance of blackouts, who ARP wardens were, what air raid shelters looked like and why the government decided to evacuate children out to the countryside. The children even heard the sirens sound and tried to imagine what it would have been like for the families at the time.
As the weather was nice we decided to use the playground to try and recreate some of the scenes for the camera. Here are a few of the photos we took and what the children said about their freeze frames.
Air raid siren sounding – families racing to their shelters
Air raid siren sounding – families in shelters overnight whilst bombing of the cities takes place
Children who have been evacuated to the countryside lined up and waiting to be chosen by a family who will take them in
Mother with her two children, scared of the bombing
Family squeezed into the air raid shelters. Some trying to sleep and others just waiting for the siren to stop
ARP wardens on the lookout whilst families take shelter
On the train platform the guards blow the final whistle. It’s time to board the train and leave for the countryside. Families say goodbye to each other.
In the cities people sheltered in the underground stations. Here are a group sheltering on one of the platforms.
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