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Our class topic this term (‘Is it right to fight?’) will be focusing on the lives of British children in and around World War Two (1939 to 1945). The class reading book will be ‘Good night Mister Tom’ by Michelle Magorian, describing the life of the evacuee Willie Beech.
As members of a community we will empathise with the children that were evacuated, like Willie Beech, into families in different communities, looking at how their lives were changed.
Through the History of World War Two, we will look at sub-topics such as:
- The Blitz – when and what it meant for children in the cities;
- Evacuation – the lives of children that were evacuated and why they went;
- Rationing – what foods were available/unavailable;
- The Home Front – what life was like at home for the average family in 1939 – 1945;
- Tools of war – warplanes, tanks, soldiers, weapons, battles!
As Writers, we can use World War Two as a stimulus to keep diaries, write recounts of evacuees’ lives, reports of events of the war, instructions on how to make items, etc.
As Artists, we will use charcoal and pastels to recreate atmospheric scenes from the Blitz in cities around Britain.
As Geographers, we will study which countries were involved in WW2 (both the Allies and the enemy) and why war came about.
In Design and Technology, we will use our expertise from last year’s ‘hats’ work to create our own wartime gasmasks and war helmets.
Our Science topic this half term is ‘Micro-organisms’ where will be looking at how germs and bacteria can cause disease, as well as how they can be useful in food production.
