Our new topic this term is World War II. This is a fantastic topic with so many opportunities for creative learning-I can’t wait for us to get started! Read the questions below and answer them in the blog. I look forward to reading your responses. 1. What would you like to find out during our World War II project? 2. Are there any learning activities that you would like to try linked to World War II? 3. Do you already know an interesting fact about World War II that you can share with the class?
Bonus Question: Find out what Queen Elizabeth II did during World War II.
Questions
1. What would you like to find out during our World War II project?
2. Are there any learning activities that you would like to try linked to World War II?
3. Do you already know any interesting facts about World War II that you can share with the class?
Bonus Question: Find out what Queen Elizabeth II did during World War II.
1. During our WW2 topic I would like to find out more about the Normandy landings and D-Day.
2. Visiting the imperial war museum, building a model/drawing things from WW2
3. The German name for using tanks and planes was called blitzkrieg, there were many gas attacks and one way to combat them was to urinate on a cloth and cover your nose and mouth with it and bayonets has small knives on the end for close up combat.
1:I would like to know when America landed in normandy.
2:we search up more about what happened during world war 2
3:Adolf Hitler was the dictater of Germany from 1933-1945.he was a leader of the nazi Party and killed lots of people.
Bonus Question: Queen Elizabeth declare war to Germany. England bombed by Germany but go saved because there was an Anglo-American alliance which means American army helped England in war.
1. During our World War 2 project I’d like to learn all about the life of the children during World War 2 and what they did.
2. During our project I don’t have any ideas of activities that links to World War 2 but I’m happy to try everything.
3. I know that World War 2 lasted 6 years and 1 day. It’s also estimated that 55 million people died.
Bonus question:
In 1942, Queen Elizabeth 2 was given the honorary title of Colonel of the Grenadier Guards and the following year, she officially inspected the troops of the regiment during a military parade at Windsor Castle.
In our World war ll topic I would like to find out how much time it took to make air raid shelters,what they wrapped around bullets and what were the most effective planes and tanks.
A Learning activity that I would like to do is making a model tank,plane,bomb or air shelter.
An interesting fact is that millions of Germans were imprisoned and killed because they didn’t fit the image of the perfect German.
1. I would like to find out why World War II started?
2. It would be good to create a play, so everyone can find out what it was like during World War II.
3. Winston Churchill was the Prime Minster of the UK, during World War II.
4. Queen Elizabeth the II, joined the army and trained to be a mechanic.
1.I would like to know how Hitler got everyone in Germany to follow his horrible ideas to start World War II.
2.I would like to write a diary as a child during World War II leaving their parents, or to write a diary about the parents saying goodbye to their children and how World War II affected their life.
3. German invaded France ,Belgium ,Holland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Greece, Yugoslavia and the USSR.
4. Queen Elizabeth the II joined the army as a mechanic.
1: I would like to know how and why WWII started.
2: A timeline showing significant dates and events from 1939.
3: I know that when the air raid siren sounded people had to rush to the air raid shelter. Often in the nearest underground station.
WORLD WAR 2
1. I would like to find out what D-day is.
2. A learning activity I would like to do would be to act out a day as adult in London while there was bombing.
3. Adolf Hitler started the war as he was the one who ordered Germany to invade Poland.
Bonus Question:
Queen Elizabeth II worked as a mechanic and a truck driver during World War 2.
1.I would like to find out which was the stronger team and how many people died in total in world war 2.
2.For a learning activity we could do is maybe we have half the class acting out the children life in the war and the other half acting out the war.
3.In World war 2 not only Europe was attacked but also was Asia, Africa and Pacific.
Also Britain said that If Germany attacked again they would declare war and on the 1st of September, When Germany attacked Poland. Britain and Germany had War on 3rd of September.
I would like to learn how many countries were involved in the Second World War who ultimately won.
I would like to know more about Anne Frank and were she hid.
The food was scarse and the sugar was not available for many people I would like to make the famous carrot cake 🥕 🧁 where the sugar was replaced by carrots.
-Children were relocated from their homes to new homes away from cities because they thought they would have a better chance to survive.
🌟BONUS QUESTION🌟 : Queen Elizabeth II was a mechanical ⚙️ engineer.
1. I would like to find out around how many people were killed fought in the war and if were killed did they have funerals.
2.A good activity that we can try is having a sweet temptation in front of us and see if we can resist it so we would sort of have the same feeling as children rationing.
3.I know that in one country there were so many injured and killed men that some women had to join them in the army. Also children’s
gas masks were colourful and bright.
🌟BONUS QUESTION: Queen Elizabeth the 2nd was a mechanical engineer in the army.
1. I would like to find out how the evacuees slept in the shelters. Did they have pillows or did they sleep on the floor?
2. We would play dodge ball where one team is Germany and is throing the ball at the others and the second team are the evacuees and are trying to dodge the ball.
3. I know nothing about World War II.
1. What would you like to find out during our World War II project?
I would like to find out if the Messerschmitt BF 109 was actually a match for the Spitfire.
My dad says the Polish pilots were the best I would like to know if that is true.
2. Are there any learning activities that you would like to try linked to World War II?
The Churchill War Room museum would be a great school trip. From what my dad says it is a blastl.
We could try to recreate a battle with nerf guns, and we also could follow tactics and copy the defences from famous battles.
3. Do you already know any interesting facts about World War II that you can share with the class?
The name of the german leader was Hitler. Hitler had a death wish in the world war 1 by running through the trenches with messages with no fear.
Germany would have won if churchill wasn’t as determined.
Bonus Question: Find out what Queen Elizabeth II did during World War II.
She was evacuated 20 miles from at the start but she and her sister made a video to support the other evacuees. The young Elizabeth became a Junior Commander and even trained to become a mechanic.
1. How did World War II end, or how did they settle it???????!!!
2. When we go to computing then we can search up facts, useful facts, about World War II and then make a fact file or a poster using all the information we found!!!!!!
3. Poland had a bear that served in the military
In 1942, a company of Polish troops was evacuated from the Soviet Union and found their way to Iran. Along the way, they befriended a Syrian brown bear that they named Wojtek. They officially enlisted him as a private in the unit. The men ended up in Italy from 1943-4, bringing the bear along with them. It helped to carry heavy ammunition and quickly became a celebrity among the troops.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
1) I would like to know in more detail how the war started, and which countries were affected first.
2) It might be fun to make a model plane, bomb, tank, air raid shelter or ruined building in DT, and then maybe even make a mini battlefield/ruined city.
3) WWII was the first time women were allowed to help out in a war for Britain. Some people even say that these brave women paved the way for the diverse army we have today!
Bonus Question: Queen Elizabeth II helped out as a mechanic during the war.
1) I would like to know how many countries were involved in world war 2.
2) I think it would be cool if we could create our very own version of tanks,planes or any peace of military equipment.
3) I do not know a lot about world war two.
Bonus question) Queen Elizabeth worked as a mechanic and an engineer in the war.
I would like to find out about:
1. The Kinder-transport during the war, I would like to know more information as this looks interesting.
2. Women helped win the war. My great grandmother Vera was a fire fighter in Surrey.
3. I would like to make a map of all the countries that were in WW2.
Bonus question – Queen Elizabeth 2nd was a Princess at the time of the war. She trained to be a car mechanic so she could fix transport for action.
1. How did Adolf Hitler start WW2?
2. We can make a poster about World War II facts and what we already know about it.
3. The war started on 1st September 1939 and ended on 2nd September 1945.
BONUS QUESTION: Queen Elizabeth was trained in the WW2 to both fix and drive trucks.
1.How did they settle the ending of WW2
2. I think it would be fun to make all the weapons and vehicles that were used in WW2.
3.Adolf Hitler killed the most people in WW2.
1. I would like to find out more about why Germany decided to invade Poland not any other country
2. i would like to make a structure for ww2 airplanes or to recreate one of the bombed houses .
3 That the Germans did not like Jewish people because they stuck together and had a lot of money so they started to split the Jewish from other people and sent them to Concentration camp ( it wasn’t only Jewish people. Where they had to really hardly work for them until they died and they had tattoo of a number on there skin so if they escape they could be identified this was permanent. The camp was in a place called Auschwitz a place in Poland
BONUS : Queen Elizabeth helped out in the mechanics for WW2
Interesting fact my great grandpa helped Jewish get away from concentration camp. His neighbours had the numbers on their arms from the camp
1) When did World War II start ?
The 1st of September 1939.
2) Who was the German leader during World War II ?
Adolf Hitler.
3) Who was the Prime Minister of Britain during World War II ?
Winston Churchill.
4) Name 3 of Britain’s Allies during World War II.
USA, the Soviet Union and partly France.
5) Name 2 of the Axis Countries.
Italy and Japan.
6) What else have you learnt?
I learnt about the propaganda posters put around Britain to encourage women to apply for various jobs, like the Land Army or the Royal Navy.
1. 1939-1945
2.Adolf Hitler
3.Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill
4. France, USSR, USA
5. Italy, Germany
6. I learnt how the War started – Germany invading Poland.
1 WW2 was from September the 3rd 1939 until September the second 1945.
2 Adolf Hitler .
3 Winston Churchill , Neville Chamberlain.
4 France,USSR and USA.
5 Germany and Japan.
6 I have learnt that Italy Japan and Brazil were part of the war. Their was a man called Adolf Hitler. There was a place called the USSR.
BRIEF WW2 TOPIC SUMMARY
World War Two was between 1939-1945. The leader of Germany was Adolf Hitler and the Prime Minister was Winston Churchill. There were two fighting powers called the Allies and Axis. Britain was in the Allies power with France, United States, the Soviet Union and more. Britain was against the Axis powers which included Italy, Germany, Japan and more.
Extra things I have learnt:
. WW2 had affected many countries
. Children had to be evacuated to the countryside
. Propaganda was used to encourage people to try their best to help the war effort
(AND EVEN MORE I WOULD GO ON FOREVER!!!)
Overall, I loved this topic and I am so happy that I learnt about WW2. It was rather saddening but an important topic to learn about.
THANKS TO THE TEACHERS AND EVERYONE WHO HELPED TO ORGANISE THIS
TOPIC
1. How did the blitz start and how did it end?
2. We could try making something from the world war 2 out of clay.
3. A fact I know is that the war lasted for 6years and 1day.
BONUS QUESTION 🩵
Queen Elizabeth served as a mechanic and a truck driver to help during the World War 2.
WW2 was the besttt topic ever. Before I thought it wasn’t too important and that it was in the past and I didn’t even know the Holocaust ! I’ve learnt so much ! Facts about WW2 are On 1933 Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party was officially in charge and blamed Jews for everything .
A fact about the Blitz is that In 1939 It was called a phony war because nothing was coming to Britain but in 1940 the German aircraft bombed Famous city’s such as London , Liverpool and Manchester so people would hid in train stations and have a blackout to confuse the Germans where they were !
Facts about Anne Franks Family , In 1925 Otto Frank and Edith Frank was married , In 1926 Margot Frank was born and in 1929 Anne Frank was born. Anne and Margot was living with their grandmother while Edith and Otto Frank went to the Netherlands . Edith Frank first got Margot and then 2 months later she got Anne for a surprise . 10 May 1940 Netherlands invaded by Germans. Anne’s 13th Birthday she receives a Diary. 1942 Margot gets a letter to work in A German Labour camp since she was 16. The Next day Frank family go in hiding . Albert Dussel and van pels family join them later . 4th August 1944 All 8 Jews betrayed . Sent to Westbrook first . Then Auschwitz where Edith Frank died on 3rd of January 1945 3 weeks before liberation and Herman Van pels die . Peter Van pels died in Mauthausen Camp on 5th May 1945 Liberation day in Netherlands. Meanwhile Anne, Margot and Auguste Frank was moved to Bergen Belsen camp in Germany . Auguste Van pels was moved to Theresienstadt camp and died on 9th of April 1945. Margot and Anne die of Typhus in Late February or Early March . ( Learnt this from a Anne Frank book in school )
3rd September 1939 Poland was Invaded and 8th May 1945 Germany surrend war is over . V-Day!
1. We could try to make an art work of a battle during WW2
2. We could try making something from the WW2 out of lolly sticks!
3. A fact I know is that the war lasted for 5years and 364 days, no 6 years and 1 day. The war started on the 3rd September! Not the 1st. It ended on the 2nd.
Questions:
1. How long was the Blitz ?
2. I would like to make more art inspired by ww2 artists
3. A fact I know about ww2 is that it lasted around 6 years.
BONUS QUESTIONS 🤩
When Queen Elizabeth was a princess in ww2, she was nicknamed “Princess Auto Mechanic” because she fixed and drove trucks.
WW2 Topic Summary
Q1. 1939-1945 the war started and finished
Q2. Hitler was the leader of Germany
Q3. America, Poland and Belgium were 3 of many UK’s allies
Q4. Germany, Japan and Italy were UKs axis countries
I’ve also learnt about the timeline of the war. I learnt about Winston Churchill and the evacuees. This has been my favourite topic ever!
Our new topic this term is World War II. This is a fantastic topic with so many opportunities for creative learning-I can’t wait for us to get started!
Questions
1. What would you like to find out during our World War II project?
2. Are there any learning activities that you would like to try linked to World War II?
3. Do you already know any interesting facts about World War II that you can share with the class?
Bonus Question: Find out what Queen Elizabeth II did during World War II.
1. During our WW2 topic I would like to find out more about the Normandy landings and D-Day.
2. Visiting the imperial war museum, building a model/drawing things from WW2
3. The German name for using tanks and planes was called blitzkrieg, there were many gas attacks and one way to combat them was to urinate on a cloth and cover your nose and mouth with it and bayonets has small knives on the end for close up combat.
Bonus Question: she worked as a mechanic.
1:I would like to know when America landed in normandy.
2:we search up more about what happened during world war 2
3:Adolf Hitler was the dictater of Germany from 1933-1945.he was a leader of the nazi Party and killed lots of people.
Bonus Question: Queen Elizabeth declare war to Germany. England bombed by Germany but go saved because there was an Anglo-American alliance which means American army helped England in war.
1. During our World War 2 project I’d like to learn all about the life of the children during World War 2 and what they did.
2. During our project I don’t have any ideas of activities that links to World War 2 but I’m happy to try everything.
3. I know that World War 2 lasted 6 years and 1 day. It’s also estimated that 55 million people died.
Bonus question:
In 1942, Queen Elizabeth 2 was given the honorary title of Colonel of the Grenadier Guards and the following year, she officially inspected the troops of the regiment during a military parade at Windsor Castle.
In our World war ll topic I would like to find out how much time it took to make air raid shelters,what they wrapped around bullets and what were the most effective planes and tanks.
A Learning activity that I would like to do is making a model tank,plane,bomb or air shelter.
An interesting fact is that millions of Germans were imprisoned and killed because they didn’t fit the image of the perfect German.
1. I would like to find out why World War II started?
2. It would be good to create a play, so everyone can find out what it was like during World War II.
3. Winston Churchill was the Prime Minster of the UK, during World War II.
4. Queen Elizabeth the II, joined the army and trained to be a mechanic.
I would like to find out what was the most powerful and destructive weapon in the war.
A learning activity I would like to do is make a model airplane from the RAF in DT.
The fastest aircraft to see any combat in WWII was the Messerschmitt Me 163, which set an airspeed record of 702 mph in 1944.
The queen served as mechanic and truck driver during WW2 to do her part as the rest of the nation.
Question #1:
How long did the Blitz last?
Question #2:
Were there French evacuees in the UK during WWII?
Question #3
What were the most common countries ( apart from the UK ) that the evacuees went to?
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1.I would like to know how Hitler got everyone in Germany to follow his horrible ideas to start World War II.
2.I would like to write a diary as a child during World War II leaving their parents, or to write a diary about the parents saying goodbye to their children and how World War II affected their life.
3. German invaded France ,Belgium ,Holland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Greece, Yugoslavia and the USSR.
4. Queen Elizabeth the II joined the army as a mechanic.
1: I would like to know how and why WWII started.
2: A timeline showing significant dates and events from 1939.
3: I know that when the air raid siren sounded people had to rush to the air raid shelter. Often in the nearest underground station.
Exited to learn more!
1. During our topic I would like to learn about all the countries that fought in World War II and why they fought in the war.
2. A good learning activity for World War II would be to write a letter to our family as if we were an evacuee.
3. In World War II women flew planes from factories to places all over countries, drove ambulances, became nurses, and had many other important jobs.
Bonus Question: Queen Elizabeth became a mechanic.
WORLD WAR 2
1. I would like to find out what D-day is.
2. A learning activity I would like to do would be to act out a day as adult in London while there was bombing.
3. Adolf Hitler started the war as he was the one who ordered Germany to invade Poland.
Bonus Question:
Queen Elizabeth II worked as a mechanic and a truck driver during World War 2.
1. I would like to find out how the soldiers felt during the war and if they actually hated the enemy or if they were just fighting for their country.
2.A learning activity could be to pretend that we were children during the blitz inside an air raid shelter.
3. When Poland surrendered to Germany Poland had a bear serve in their military.
Bonus question: She was a mechanic during the war.
1.I would like to find out which was the stronger team and how many people died in total in world war 2.
2.For a learning activity we could do is maybe we have half the class acting out the children life in the war and the other half acting out the war.
3.In World war 2 not only Europe was attacked but also was Asia, Africa and Pacific.
Also Britain said that If Germany attacked again they would declare war and on the 1st of September, When Germany attacked Poland. Britain and Germany had War on 3rd of September.
Bonus Question: Elizabeth was a Mechanic and helped people who were hurt in a war. (I knew this from the book)
I would like to learn how many countries were involved in the Second World War who ultimately won.
I would like to know more about Anne Frank and were she hid.
The food was scarse and the sugar was not available for many people I would like to make the famous carrot cake 🥕 🧁 where the sugar was replaced by carrots.
-Children were relocated from their homes to new homes away from cities because they thought they would have a better chance to survive.
🌟BONUS QUESTION🌟 : Queen Elizabeth II was a mechanical ⚙️ engineer.
1. I would like to find out around how many people were killed fought in the war and if were killed did they have funerals.
2.A good activity that we can try is having a sweet temptation in front of us and see if we can resist it so we would sort of have the same feeling as children rationing.
3.I know that in one country there were so many injured and killed men that some women had to join them in the army. Also children’s
gas masks were colourful and bright.
🌟BONUS QUESTION: Queen Elizabeth the 2nd was a mechanical engineer in the army.
1. I would like to find out how the evacuees slept in the shelters. Did they have pillows or did they sleep on the floor?
2. We would play dodge ball where one team is Germany and is throing the ball at the others and the second team are the evacuees and are trying to dodge the ball.
3. I know nothing about World War II.
1. What would you like to find out during our World War II project?
I would like to find out if the Messerschmitt BF 109 was actually a match for the Spitfire.
My dad says the Polish pilots were the best I would like to know if that is true.
2. Are there any learning activities that you would like to try linked to World War II?
The Churchill War Room museum would be a great school trip. From what my dad says it is a blastl.
We could try to recreate a battle with nerf guns, and we also could follow tactics and copy the defences from famous battles.
3. Do you already know any interesting facts about World War II that you can share with the class?
The name of the german leader was Hitler. Hitler had a death wish in the world war 1 by running through the trenches with messages with no fear.
Germany would have won if churchill wasn’t as determined.
Bonus Question: Find out what Queen Elizabeth II did during World War II.
She was evacuated 20 miles from at the start but she and her sister made a video to support the other evacuees. The young Elizabeth became a Junior Commander and even trained to become a mechanic.
1. How did World War II end, or how did they settle it???????!!!
2. When we go to computing then we can search up facts, useful facts, about World War II and then make a fact file or a poster using all the information we found!!!!!!
3. Poland had a bear that served in the military
In 1942, a company of Polish troops was evacuated from the Soviet Union and found their way to Iran. Along the way, they befriended a Syrian brown bear that they named Wojtek. They officially enlisted him as a private in the unit. The men ended up in Italy from 1943-4, bringing the bear along with them. It helped to carry heavy ammunition and quickly became a celebrity among the troops.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
1) I would like to know in more detail how the war started, and which countries were affected first.
2) It might be fun to make a model plane, bomb, tank, air raid shelter or ruined building in DT, and then maybe even make a mini battlefield/ruined city.
3) WWII was the first time women were allowed to help out in a war for Britain. Some people even say that these brave women paved the way for the diverse army we have today!
Bonus Question: Queen Elizabeth II helped out as a mechanic during the war.
1) I would like to know how many countries were involved in world war 2.
2) I think it would be cool if we could create our very own version of tanks,planes or any peace of military equipment.
3) I do not know a lot about world war two.
Bonus question) Queen Elizabeth worked as a mechanic and an engineer in the war.
I would like to find out about:
1. The Kinder-transport during the war, I would like to know more information as this looks interesting.
2. Women helped win the war. My great grandmother Vera was a fire fighter in Surrey.
3. I would like to make a map of all the countries that were in WW2.
Bonus question – Queen Elizabeth 2nd was a Princess at the time of the war. She trained to be a car mechanic so she could fix transport for action.
1. How did Adolf Hitler start WW2?
2. We can make a poster about World War II facts and what we already know about it.
3. The war started on 1st September 1939 and ended on 2nd September 1945.
BONUS QUESTION: Queen Elizabeth was trained in the WW2 to both fix and drive trucks.
1.How did they settle the ending of WW2
2. I think it would be fun to make all the weapons and vehicles that were used in WW2.
3.Adolf Hitler killed the most people in WW2.
1. I would like to find out more about why Germany decided to invade Poland not any other country
2. i would like to make a structure for ww2 airplanes or to recreate one of the bombed houses .
3 That the Germans did not like Jewish people because they stuck together and had a lot of money so they started to split the Jewish from other people and sent them to Concentration camp ( it wasn’t only Jewish people. Where they had to really hardly work for them until they died and they had tattoo of a number on there skin so if they escape they could be identified this was permanent. The camp was in a place called Auschwitz a place in Poland
BONUS : Queen Elizabeth helped out in the mechanics for WW2
Interesting fact my great grandpa helped Jewish get away from concentration camp. His neighbours had the numbers on their arms from the camp
BONUS QUESTION:
Q)What did Queen Elizabeth do during World War II?
A) She was a Mechanic and a truck driver.
I am happy I learnt all of my questions.
1) When did World War II start ?
The 1st of September 1939.
2) Who was the German leader during World War II ?
Adolf Hitler.
3) Who was the Prime Minister of Britain during World War II ?
Winston Churchill.
4) Name 3 of Britain’s Allies during World War II.
USA, the Soviet Union and partly France.
5) Name 2 of the Axis Countries.
Italy and Japan.
6) What else have you learnt?
I learnt about the propaganda posters put around Britain to encourage women to apply for various jobs, like the Land Army or the Royal Navy.
1. 1939-1945
2.Adolf Hitler
3.Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill
4. France, USSR, USA
5. Italy, Germany
6. I learnt how the War started – Germany invading Poland.
During this topic, I enjoyed learning about evacuees from London and their experience of WW2.
1 WW2 was from September the 3rd 1939 until September the second 1945.
2 Adolf Hitler .
3 Winston Churchill , Neville Chamberlain.
4 France,USSR and USA.
5 Germany and Japan.
6 I have learnt that Italy Japan and Brazil were part of the war. Their was a man called Adolf Hitler. There was a place called the USSR.
thankyou Mrs Siswick for delving deeper in to the topic of ww2 and for answering all the questions and helping me understand more. 💣🙏
BRIEF WW2 TOPIC SUMMARY
World War Two was between 1939-1945. The leader of Germany was Adolf Hitler and the Prime Minister was Winston Churchill. There were two fighting powers called the Allies and Axis. Britain was in the Allies power with France, United States, the Soviet Union and more. Britain was against the Axis powers which included Italy, Germany, Japan and more.
Extra things I have learnt:
. WW2 had affected many countries
. Children had to be evacuated to the countryside
. Propaganda was used to encourage people to try their best to help the war effort
(AND EVEN MORE I WOULD GO ON FOREVER!!!)
Overall, I loved this topic and I am so happy that I learnt about WW2. It was rather saddening but an important topic to learn about.
THANKS TO THE TEACHERS AND EVERYONE WHO HELPED TO ORGANISE THIS
TOPIC
During this project I enjoyed learning about evacuees. I especially liked when Kitty came to talk to us about her experience.
I found it very interesting to learn about the Holocaust, but it was very sad. I love that Kitty came to tell us about her experience.
1. How did the blitz start and how did it end?
2. We could try making something from the world war 2 out of clay.
3. A fact I know is that the war lasted for 6years and 1day.
BONUS QUESTION 🩵
Queen Elizabeth served as a mechanic and a truck driver to help during the World War 2.
WW2 was the besttt topic ever. Before I thought it wasn’t too important and that it was in the past and I didn’t even know the Holocaust ! I’ve learnt so much ! Facts about WW2 are On 1933 Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party was officially in charge and blamed Jews for everything .
A fact about the Blitz is that In 1939 It was called a phony war because nothing was coming to Britain but in 1940 the German aircraft bombed Famous city’s such as London , Liverpool and Manchester so people would hid in train stations and have a blackout to confuse the Germans where they were !
Facts about Anne Franks Family , In 1925 Otto Frank and Edith Frank was married , In 1926 Margot Frank was born and in 1929 Anne Frank was born. Anne and Margot was living with their grandmother while Edith and Otto Frank went to the Netherlands . Edith Frank first got Margot and then 2 months later she got Anne for a surprise . 10 May 1940 Netherlands invaded by Germans. Anne’s 13th Birthday she receives a Diary. 1942 Margot gets a letter to work in A German Labour camp since she was 16. The Next day Frank family go in hiding . Albert Dussel and van pels family join them later . 4th August 1944 All 8 Jews betrayed . Sent to Westbrook first . Then Auschwitz where Edith Frank died on 3rd of January 1945 3 weeks before liberation and Herman Van pels die . Peter Van pels died in Mauthausen Camp on 5th May 1945 Liberation day in Netherlands. Meanwhile Anne, Margot and Auguste Frank was moved to Bergen Belsen camp in Germany . Auguste Van pels was moved to Theresienstadt camp and died on 9th of April 1945. Margot and Anne die of Typhus in Late February or Early March . ( Learnt this from a Anne Frank book in school )
3rd September 1939 Poland was Invaded and 8th May 1945 Germany surrend war is over . V-Day!
1. We could try to make an art work of a battle during WW2
2. We could try making something from the WW2 out of lolly sticks!
3. A fact I know is that the war lasted for 5years and 364 days, no 6 years and 1 day. The war started on the 3rd September! Not the 1st. It ended on the 2nd.
I really enjoyed meeting Kitty and the WW2 trail at Sayers Croft.I really enjoyed everything that we learnt and it was really interesting.
Questions:
1. How long was the Blitz ?
2. I would like to make more art inspired by ww2 artists
3. A fact I know about ww2 is that it lasted around 6 years.
BONUS QUESTIONS 🤩
When Queen Elizabeth was a princess in ww2, she was nicknamed “Princess Auto Mechanic” because she fixed and drove trucks.
WW2 Topic Summary
Q1. 1939-1945 the war started and finished
Q2. Hitler was the leader of Germany
Q3. America, Poland and Belgium were 3 of many UK’s allies
Q4. Germany, Japan and Italy were UKs axis countries
I’ve also learnt about the timeline of the war. I learnt about Winston Churchill and the evacuees. This has been my favourite topic ever!