The teachers let off an air raid siren which the children knew meant they had to grab their gas mask box and evacuate the building to the school’s ‘air raid shelter’. From there we pretended a German bomber had dropped a bomb near the school causing some damage!?
The children then chose a role that would be needed: fire-fighters, medical staff, news reporters, parents, children and ARP wardens.
As we returned to the classroom we gasped in horror at the destruction the bomb had caused. There were upturned tables, turned over chairs, ‘cracks in the windows’, ‘fires’ as well as several casualties lying on the floor! The children immediately went into their WWII character to deal with the situation.
This was not only a fun activity but also gave the children a great stimulus for their newspaper articles that we have been writing in literacy. It also started to give them some idea of what it might have been like in WWII which is our topic this term.
A great time was had by all! All the children wanted to take part in the role play activity again, trying out a different role!
Photos to follow!
Photos to follow!
My daughter told me all about this, she really enjoyed the role play and it made her think about life in WW2. A great idea!
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