WW2 Workshop
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Our WW2 workshop is in a category of its own when it comes to school workshops - it really isn't comparable. It offers superb value, highly engaging hands-on activities and professional presentations at an age-appropriate level.
For this workshop, we can cater for up to 4 classes for the whole school day. We achieve this by providing what we call, 'teacher-led sessions'. |
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Activities
Introduction: Introduction: The first session begins with a simulation of an air-raid, using a genuine air-raid siren and a sound recording of a real air-raid. This is followed by an introduction of myself and of the role of the ARP during the Blitz. This includes an informative presentation about what the air raid wardens' duties were and why they were needed.
ARP Activity: This activity involves the children getting some hands-on experience with some of the duties an ARP Warden would have had to undertake. They sign up as Air Raid Wardens and are equipped with their very own black warden's helmet. Once signed up, the children will be shown their various duties, and will have to impress me by carrying out these duties as accurately as possible. The class is split into three groups, where they get the opportunity to use the original equipment or techniques that the ARP would have used. Activity one is putting out pretend fires with a genuine WW2 Stirrup Pump. Activity two is moving a model incendiary bomb from one location to another using a bomb scoop and hoe. Activity three is putting out a model incendiary bomb using the sandbag method.
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Artefact Investigation: The children investigate the largest range of artefacts of any school workshop provider. The session is planned to allow the children to investigate the artefacts for themselves, with a prompt sheet to guide them in their investigations. The session begins with a fun game called 'Genuine or Reproduction'. This teaches the children how to really look at something in detail, and make informed decisions based on the information they get from their senses. The main part of the session consists of the children getting into threes and investigating the artefacts (with myself adding lots of interesting information).
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First Aid Activity: In the activity, the children learn how to bandage injured people (their partners), by following genuine instructions from the time and using the commonly used triangular bandage. They learn how to move an immobile person using methods from the time and even get to use British Army stretchers!
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WW2 Timeline: The children learn about the key events of WW2 through an informative presentation.
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Final Review: The final session of the day is to review the day's learning, to ensure the children fully understand why WW2 and the Blitz are such significant events in history, and how these events have affected Britain afterwards. The review takes a very serious tone as the facts and figures of WW2 are explained to the children, including figures of how many people died from each country involved in the conflict, which always shocks the children and teachers alike.
Example Schedules
Click the files below to download an example of a typical schedule of the day for the number of classes that you have
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Review of the workshop by Stuart Tiffany (Mr T Does Primary History)
