How well did How well did Britain prepare for Britain prepare for

war?war?Find out how people protected Find out how people protected

homes from attackhomes from attack

Explain meaning of ‘Operation Explain meaning of ‘Operation Pied Piper’Pied Piper’

Evaluate success of evacuee Evaluate success of evacuee programme.programme.

LOs

starter activity

At the start of the War people had to take all sorts of precautions to

protect themselves against the threat of attack. Make a list of

possible changes they might have made to

their homes and gardens.

PreparationsPreparations

Black out curtainsBlack out curtains Windows taped against bomb blastsWindows taped against bomb blasts Anderson sheltersAnderson shelters Chimneys sealedChimneys sealed Sandbags to protect entrances & Sandbags to protect entrances &

windowswindows

Morrison shelter

Your taskYour task Watch WWII in Colour and note Watch WWII in Colour and note

preparations made for war. preparations made for war. What What rumours were spreading about rumours were spreading about the Germans at the time?the Germans at the time?

Study the information on p.152 Study the information on p.152 and note the different ways in and note the different ways in which people were expected to which people were expected to prepare for war.prepare for war.

How effective were the How effective were the preparations? Why do you think preparations? Why do you think the government asked people to the government asked people to do all these things?do all these things?

ARP Warden

How could civilians protect How could civilians protect themselves?themselves?

1 Sept. 1939, 1 Sept. 1939, BlackoutBlackout

Air raid shelters – Air raid shelters – Anderson (1939) & Anderson (1939) & Morrison (1941)Morrison (1941)

Public information Public information leaflets describing leaflets describing what to do in air what to do in air raidsraids

Anderson shelter. Why do you think the woman is painting the cow?

How were civilians How were civilians protected?protected?

1937 Air Raid 1937 Air Raid Precaution Act - Precaution Act - ARPs (Air-Raid ARPs (Air-Raid Precaution Precaution Wardens), Auxiliary Wardens), Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), Fire Service (AFS), Auxiliary Police Auxiliary Police Corps & Women’s Corps & Women’s Voluntary ServiceVoluntary Service

38 million gas 38 million gas masksmasks A newborn baby’s gas mask

Your taskYour task

Read p.153 about , Read p.153 about , Operation Pied PiperOperation Pied Piper, the , the code name for the evacuation of children. code name for the evacuation of children. Under this heading note down the following:Under this heading note down the following:

Where people were evacuated fromWhere people were evacuated from Where they were moved toWhere they were moved to Which groups were evacuatedWhich groups were evacuated How many in totalHow many in total What do you think you could take with you? What do you think you could take with you?

Make a list and your teacher will reveal the Make a list and your teacher will reveal the truth.truth.

What you could take?What you could take?

Girls:Girls:

VestVest1 pair of knickers1 pair of knickersPetticoatPetticoat2 pairs of 2 pairs of stockingsstockings6 handkerchiefs6 handkerchiefsSlip Slip Blouse Blouse CardiganCardigan

What else did they pack What else did they pack in their suitcases?in their suitcases?

Overcoat or mackintosh Overcoat or mackintosh

Comb Comb

1 pair of Wellington boots 1 pair of Wellington boots

Towel , soap , facecloth , toothbrush Towel , soap , facecloth , toothbrush

Boots or shoes Boots or shoes

Plimsolls Plimsolls

Sandwiches Sandwiches

Packet of nuts and raisins Packet of nuts and raisins

Dry biscuits Dry biscuits

Barley sugar (rather than sugar) Barley sugar (rather than sugar)

AppleApple

Tick what

you got right!

Your taskYour task You will be given a series of statements You will be given a series of statements

describing the way in which children & describing the way in which children & civilians were protected during the war- civilians were protected during the war- Operation Pied PiperOperation Pied Piper. Group the information in . Group the information in two columns depending on whether you think two columns depending on whether you think it was a successful strategy or a failure.it was a successful strategy or a failure.

London evacuees on a farm in Canterbury. How do you think local children would have reacted to these new arrivals?

Your taskYour task

Read the information on p.154-7 and Read the information on p.154-7 and make a list of the successes and make a list of the successes and problems associated with problems associated with evacuation.evacuation.

Overall do you think the policy was Overall do you think the policy was a success? Write a judgement, a success? Write a judgement, making any recommendations you making any recommendations you can that might improve the process.can that might improve the process.

SuccessesSuccesses Some children very Some children very

happy – helped on happy – helped on farms, ate betterfarms, ate better

1.5m evacuees by 1.5m evacuees by Sept 1939Sept 1939

Encouraged social Encouraged social reform in long term reform in long term by highlighting poor by highlighting poor conditions of conditions of families in inner families in inner citiescities

Mothers could take Mothers could take on vital workon vital work Girls from Sittingbourne in Wales

FailuresFailures Children returned home Children returned home

during during Phoney WarPhoney War Poorly administered – Poorly administered –

children poorly matched children poorly matched with foster homeswith foster homes

Foster families resented Foster families resented extra burdenextra burden

Foster families shocked Foster families shocked by evacuees – bed-by evacuees – bed-wetting common, some wetting common, some children had never used children had never used knife or fork or visited knife or fork or visited countryside.countryside.

Does this 1942 government poster suggest the evacuation of children actually worked?

Your taskYour task

Watch a clip from Watch a clip from Goodnight Mr Tom. Goodnight Mr Tom. How useful is this How useful is this film in finding out film in finding out about the about the evacuation of evacuation of children?children?

Read the book or Read the book or watch the film and watch the film and write a reviewwrite a review

From about 5:00 mins

Your taskYour task Imagine you are an evacuee. Write a Imagine you are an evacuee. Write a

letter home to your parents describing letter home to your parents describing your arrival and your first few days with your arrival and your first few days with your foster family. Refer to the following:your foster family. Refer to the following:

How you were matched with you foster How you were matched with you foster familyfamily

Food & accommodationFood & accommodation Other children & your choresOther children & your chores Ask about preparations against attack Ask about preparations against attack

back home & the ongoing Phoney Warback home & the ongoing Phoney War

SatisfactorySatisfactory Getting betterGetting better Wow factor!Wow factor!

Covers two or Covers two or fewer points fewer points on the taskon the task

Uses limited Uses limited factual factual informationinformation

Limited Limited attempt to attempt to convey the convey the information as information as a letter homea letter home

Covers at Covers at least 3 of the least 3 of the points on the points on the tasktask

Good use of Good use of factual factual information, information, though some though some points missingpoints missing

Set out and Set out and written as a written as a letter homeletter home

Covers all 4 Covers all 4 pointspoints

Detailed use Detailed use of factual of factual information, information, e.g. uses e.g. uses terms like terms like ‘Anderson ‘Anderson shelter’, shelter’, ‘Phoney War’‘Phoney War’

Set out and Set out and written written convincingly convincingly as a letter as a letter home from an home from an evacueeevacuee

Extension taskExtension task

Speak to a relative or elderly friend of Speak to a relative or elderly friend of the family and find out about their the family and find out about their experiences of the Home Front during experiences of the Home Front during WWII. Highlight and put notes at the WWII. Highlight and put notes at the end of your letter where they mention end of your letter where they mention similar things to those that you have similar things to those that you have found out about today.found out about today.

For more information on evacuation and For more information on evacuation and first-hand accounts visit the first-hand accounts visit the BBC History website

HomeworkHomework

Your teacher will give you Your teacher will give you a luggage label with the a luggage label with the name of an evacuee on it. name of an evacuee on it. Follow the links to find out Follow the links to find out about the story of your about the story of your individual. Write a brief individual. Write a brief summary in your notes and summary in your notes and share your story with your share your story with your classmates next lesson.classmates next lesson.

PlenaryPlenary

List 3 things you could have done to List 3 things you could have done to your house to protect it during the your house to protect it during the BlitzBlitz

Give 3 advantages and 3 Give 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages of the governments disadvantages of the governments evacuation policyevacuation policy

If you were PM during the War, If you were PM during the War, would you have managed the would you have managed the evacuation differently? How?evacuation differently? How?