World War II Activity Day at Sholden Primary School

Blitz multimedia work | Video conferencing

Interviewing World War II Evacuees

Using FlashMeeting in the primary classroom

The Key Stage 2 pupils prepared and e-mailed their questions about “The Blitz” and “Being Evacuated” to the Medway Association Evacuees in advance of the web conferences. These included:

• What were your reactions to meeting new people?
• Did you make friends with other evacuees?
• Were you crying when you left home?
• How old were you when you were evacuated?
• What was it like to meet new people and see new places?
• Who were your carers, what were they like?
• Did your Dad get sent to war?
• Was the Blackout bad?
• How long were you on the train for?
• Did you get hungry?
• Did you ever wear a gas mask?
• What do you think was the hardest thing about the war?
• What’s the closest you’ve ever been to a bomb?
• Did you have any friends you left behind?
• What was it like being away from your parents?
• Where did you get evacuated to?
• How did you feel when you knew you were going to be evacuated?

To listen to the Evacuees talking about their World War II experiences and answering the pupil’s questions click on the FlashMeeting links below.

Interview with an Evacuee – Class 3 at Sholden Primary School
http://flashmeeting.e2bn.net/fm/50be64-3252

Interview with an Evacuee – Class 4 at Sholden Primary School
http://flashmeeting.e2bn.net/fm/4075b1-3253