Fleet Air Arm Museum

Workshops and Gallery Talks Primary School History

The Evacuation Special

All evacuees do the Evacuation Special Introduction - choose up to 2 further workshops from the list below to complete your
Evacuation Programme.

Workshop title

Content

Duration / Numbers

Cost

Curriculum Links

Prepare for War

Evacuation in WWII,
an evacuee's suitcase,
gas mask boxes or ID cards,
bomb drills and shelter.

1 1/4 hours

Schoolchild entry
Ł4.50 plus gas mask box @ Ł1.00
or ID cards @ 25p
Britain since the 1930s.
Schemes of Work: Unit 9
What was it like for
Children in WWII?

Rationing in WWII

Why was rationing necessary?
Weighing and measuring a
week's rations. How did people
manage?

45 minutes.

Up to 35 children.
Larger groups swop
between workshops.

No extra charge
Hist: 9.What did people eat
during the war?
Science 2A: Health & Growth.
5A: Keeping Healthy
Citizenship: Developing a healthy lifestyle.
Maths: Imperial units.
DT: Design a healthy meal.

Codebreaking
Why use codes in wartime?
The Battle of the Atlantic.
Learn to decipher and encrypt
simple code.
45 minutes

Up to 35 children.
Larger groups swop
between workshops.

No extra charge
Hist: Britain since the 1930s
Maths: pattern & relationships.
DT: Problem solving.

Wartime Classroom
Arithmetic using pre-decimal coinage.
45 minutes

No extra charge
Hist: Unit 9
Maths: number operations,
imperial units.

Wartime toys and
Games
Life without the tele, toys and
games available in WWII.
45 minutes

No extra charge
Hist: Unit 9

WWII Gallery
Workshop
Where, how and when was the WWII fought. Find out more.
45 minutes

No extra charge
Hist: Unit 9
Art:

What did Dad do
during the war?

Children find out about some of the jobs done by men using original
uniforms and artefacts.

45 minutes

No extra charge
Hist: Unit 9
Literacy?

What did Mum do
during the war?
How womens lives changed. Find out about some of
the work done by women using uniforms and artefacts as evidence.
45 minutes

No extra charge
Hist: Unit 9
Literacy?

The WWII time
capsule
Children handle, draw, record and research a collection of WWII objects found locked in a room undisturbed for 60 years.
1 hour.

No extra charge
Hist: Unit 9

Make do and Mend
Use an old blanket to make a simple purse to take home. What skills were children meant to learn to help their families 'make do'
45 minutes - 1 hour.
depending on age.

50p
Hist: Unit 9
DT: 4A Money
containers: Resource allocation.

We will liase with you to design a programme that fits your timings and requirements, wherever possible. Workshops can take up to 30 pupils per session. If you wish to bring a larger group we will programme several workshops to run concurrently. We encourage all teachers and group organisers to come for a free preliminary visit to plan your programme.

Evacuation Special Resource Pack 4.95

The resource pack is intended to supplement the workshops offered to schools visiting for an Evacuation Special.
It contains the following sheets:

Letter home
Codebreaking (Maths) Using frequency tables to decipher codes
Drills chart
Where was the war fought? (Geog) - The British empire, Where were children sent? Where did dad go?
Excersising (Science 2a)
Medicines in 1939
Sheets on later weapons
Design a healthy meal for Lord Wooton - include poster
Design a better gas mask box (3a)
(DT 3B - Oslo meal versus HEA Balanced plate, sandwhich survey)
Pack evaluation sheet.

Workshop title	Content	Duration / Numbers	Cost	Curriculum Links
Prepare for War	Evacuation in WWII, an evacuee's suitcase, gas mask boxes or ID cards, bomb drills and shelter.	1 1/4 hours	Schoolchild entry Ł4.50 plus gas mask box @ Ł1.00 or ID cards @ 25p	Britain since the 1930s. Schemes of Work: Unit 9 What was it like for Children in WWII?
Rationing in WWII	Why was rationing necessary? Weighing and measuring a week's rations. How did people manage?	45 minutes. Up to 35 children. Larger groups swop between workshops.	No extra charge	Hist: 9.What did people eat during the war? Science 2A: Health & Growth. 5A: Keeping Healthy Citizenship: Developing a healthy lifestyle. Maths: Imperial units. DT: Design a healthy meal.
Codebreaking	Why use codes in wartime? The Battle of the Atlantic. Learn to decipher and encrypt simple code.	45 minutes Up to 35 children. Larger groups swop between workshops.	No extra charge	Hist: Britain since the 1930s Maths: pattern & relationships. DT: Problem solving.
Wartime Classroom	Arithmetic using pre-decimal coinage.	45 minutes	No extra charge	Hist: Unit 9 Maths: number operations, imperial units.
Wartime toys and Games	Life without the tele, toys and games available in WWII.	45 minutes	No extra charge	Hist: Unit 9
WWII Gallery Workshop	Where, how and when was the WWII fought. Find out more.	45 minutes	No extra charge	Hist: Unit 9 Art:
What did Dad do during the war?	Children find out about some of the jobs done by men using original uniforms and artefacts.	45 minutes	No extra charge	Hist: Unit 9 Literacy?
What did Mum do during the war?	How womens lives changed. Find out about some of the work done by women using uniforms and artefacts as evidence.	45 minutes	No extra charge	Hist: Unit 9 Literacy?
The WWII time capsule	Children handle, draw, record and research a collection of WWII objects found locked in a room undisturbed for 60 years.	1 hour.	No extra charge	Hist: Unit 9
Make do and Mend	Use an old blanket to make a simple purse to take home. What skills were children meant to learn to help their families 'make do'	45 minutes - 1 hour. depending on age.	50p	Hist: Unit 9 DT: 4A Money containers: Resource allocation.