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21st October 2009 Storykeepers

1940 Two 'mum's' discuss the Evacuation of the children.
1940 Two ‘mum’s’ discuss the Evacuation of the children.

LONDON: 1939-40 and the very real threat of a Nazi invasion of our country. The children are in danger…

The children learning about 1940 Ration Books.
The children learning about 1940 Ration Books.

We became part of the families in 1940 in London.

The children stepped into the shoes of the children from that era and looked at how to live our lives in a crisis.

The answer was found when we discovered that the king had called the whole nation to pray.
Then all the churches were suddenly filled with people asking God to help them in this terrible situation.

We also learnt about Ration Books from Yvonne who remembers them!

And Joe taught us all how to make different paper aeroplanes!

Children learning about the king calling for a day of prayer.
Children learning about the king calling for a day of prayer.
Children flying paper aeroplanes.
Children flying paper aeroplanes.
Children re-enacting waiting to be evacuated from London.
Children re-enacting waiting to be evacuated from London.

Peter Reason

December 2009

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