Author: Carrie Dean

Design a VE Day Medal
Link to worksheet:
https://content.twinkl.co.uk/resource/8d/0c/t3-h-123-design-a-ve-day-medal-activity-sheet_ver_1.pdf?__token__=exp=1588240850~acl=%2Fresource%2F8d%2F0c%2Ft3-h-123-design-a-ve-day-medal-activity-sheet_ver_1.pdf%2A~hmac=d43e724b4c827c70cd04e2061b70d1a78ac2c1143b054ecdea8dabe0172768fb

Design and Make Your Own Spitfire
You could design and make your own spitfire. It could be out of paper or recycled materials. You could then decorate your Spitfire and test how far it glides.
For a Science experiment, you could make Spitfires out of different materials such as newspaper, tinfoil etc. and test whether the material effects the distance it flies.

Wartime Recipes
Due to rationing during the War, people had to get creative in the kitchen. You could have a go at creating some of the meals from the recipe books below.
Recipes can be found on the links below:
https://the1940sexperiment.com/100-wartime-recipes/
http://www.recipespastandpresent.org.uk/wartime/

VE Day
Activity
Ideas

Winston Churchill
Research project about Winston Churchill.
Who was Winston Churchill? Why do we remember him? What was his job? Why was he so important during WW2? Can you describe his characteristics? What was one of his famous phrases?
You could create a mind map or fact file/poster to display your research.
You can find information and resources on Twinkl or by clicking the link below:
https://www.ducksters.com/biography/winston_churchill.php

Here are some ideas if you are looking for a way to teach/celebrate VE Day. These are just ideas please don’t feel you have to complete them all.

Understanding WW2/VE Day
On 8th May 1945, Britain celebrated the end of World War 2. To understand why VE Day was so important, you need to understand about WW2. These websites can help you understand more about the War.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-ve-day/z7xtmfr
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks2-world-war-two/zjnyscw
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/Britain.html

‘Stay At Home’ Street Party
Using the website, https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48201749, look at how people celebrated VE Day. You could plan your own ‘stay at home’ street party. You could design decorations, plan what games could be played and what food could be eaten. You could link this with the ’Wartime Recipes’ section.