VE Day | Moneyrea Primary School

VE Day

Why do we celebrate VE day?

An explanation of World war 2, VE day and why we celebrate it for young children.

V E Day in London - 1945

V E Day began with Mr Churchill's broadcast officially announcing the end of war in Europe. Londoners took to the streets in celebrations which continued for...

Suggested Timeline for Friday 8th May: VE Day Celebrations

Resources

Audio Books

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/english-ks2-private-peaceful/zjc2d6f

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/english-ks2-carries-war/zk7mcqt

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/english-ks2-the-machine-gunners-index/z7gqkmn

Videos

(Recommended for children aged 8 - 11 years)

Spywatch Episodes 1 - 10 The Look & Read series about life as an evacuee during World War 2

Carrie's War by Nina Bawden - 8 episodes Follow the story of two young London evacuees, Carrie and her younger brother Nick

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-veday/z7xtmfr

This short film explains what VE Day and VJ Day were, and the events that led to the end of the war.

An eye-witness called Alan, who was a child at the time, recalls seeing the celebrations in London as he went on his paper round, and his bittersweet reaction, having lost his mother during the war.

LINKS

https://www.bakerross.co.uk/craft-ideas/kids/war-bravery-medals/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ve-day-teaching-resources/znvy382/

Here’s a great website from the National Army Museum. It's www.nam.ac.uk<http://www.nam.ac.uk>. There are two days of celebrations with a huge programme from 10am today and runs on Saturday too. This includes interviews, Winston Churchill's Victory Speech and a live Jitterbug Victory Dance at 4pm! You can also download a party pack which has colouring tasks to make bunting as well as war time recipes. That is your bank holiday weekend sorted!!