WW2 School Trips

Welcome to the year 1939! As new evacuees from the city, you’re about to embark on a life-changing adventure in the countryside. You’ll join the 1st Ufton Scouts and Guides, learning vital skills to support the war effort. From cracking codes to building shelters, it’s time to show your bravery and teamwork. Will you become a hero?

This narrative provides children with an immersive experience of life on the Home Front during World War II. They will learn about rationing, air raids, and the roles they played in supporting the war effort. The activities develop problem-solving, teamwork, and resilience while highlighting the importance of community and duty in wartime Britain.

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Imagine being a part of the Home Front, creating clever tricks to confuse the enemy! In this activity, you’ll help build a decoy airfield to mislead enemy forces, while cracking secret codes to protect your community. Can you outwit the enemy and keep our airfields safe?

This activity focuses on the use of deception during WWII, specifically the creation of decoy airfields to mislead enemy forces. Children will learn about the importance of secret messaging and subterfuge in wartime. By constructing their own decoy airfield and decoding messages, they will understand how misinformation was used as a strategic tool during the war.

War means nothing goes to waste! In this activity, you’ll learn how to reuse old materials to make new items, just like the Home Front families. Try your hand at rag rugging, button sewing, and stitching—can you help the war effort by making things last longer?

This activity teaches children the principles of recycling and resourcefulness during wartime. It supports understanding of the wartime effort on the Home Front, emphasising self-sufficiency and conservation of resources. It also enhances fine motor skills and creativity.

In wartime, toys are scarce, but you’ll make your own bow and arrow, just like the ones used by resistance fighters. Get ready to defend your home and pretend to be a hero! Will you have the courage to fight back against the enemy?

This activity explores how children during the war had to be resourceful and creative. By making their own toys and tools, children engage in learning about the resilience of wartime youth. It also supports creativity, engineering, and fine motor skills development.

Your mission: build a woodland den with your team to keep safe from the elements and 'enemy' attacks. But there’s more! You’ll also need to communicate with Morse code to send signals to your fellow scouts. Can you create the perfect shelter and send out a distress signal if needed?

This activity blends practical skills like teamwork and shelter building with the addition of Morse code and signalling, reinforcing how communication was key during wartime. It also introduces children to the history of coded messages used for security and defence. This promotes collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking.

You’ve received an SOS message! Time to put your detective hats on and decode the distress signal. Follow the clues to a crashed plane site, and uncover important wartime artefacts. Can you figure out what these objects tell you about the person on board and the war effort?

This drama-based activity enhances critical thinking, teamwork, and historical inquiry. Children learn how artefacts can provide insights into the lives of wartime civilians and military personnel. It also introduces practical skills in deciphering codes and investigating historical contexts.

What better way to end your day than with a fun tea party? You’ll reuse old newspapers to decorate and prepare the best party ever! It’s just like the children’s parties that were held during WWII to lift people’s spirits. Get ready to play, chat, and make the most of the little things in life.

The WWII Children’s Tea Party recreates the small moments of joy and community life that were essential during wartime. It highlights how people came together, even during tough times, to share stories, food, and fun. This activity reinforces social bonds and the importance of morale on the Home Front.

Gather around the campfire as we practice the fire-starting skills used during the war. You'll learn how to make a fire using WWII techniques and even cook a little treat over it! What will you cook, and can you do it quickly enough before the air raid siren sounds?

This activity introduces children to the practical skills taught during wartime to ensure survival on the Home Front. It highlights resourcefulness and the importance of fire for warmth and cooking. It also encourages teamwork and the practical use of wartime techniques for daily life.

Step into the shoes of a wartime reporter or advertiser, and get ready to boost morale and rally support for the war effort! You’ll create your own news broadcast, just like the government did during WWII to keep spirits high and the country united. Will your words inspire a nation?

This activity explores the role of propaganda during WWII, focusing on how the government used media to influence public opinion and boost morale. By creating posters or news broadcasts, children will learn how propaganda shaped wartime life and developed a sense of unity and purpose among the population.

Activities	DT	EDT	RES	Additional Cost?
The Propaganda Machine	No	Yes	No	-
Campfire Lighting	No	Yes	No	-
WWII Children's Party	No	Yes	No	-
Crash Landing SOS	Yes	Yes	No	-
Den Building with Morse Code	Yes	Yes	No	-
Bow Making	Yes	Yes	No	Yes for DT & EDT
Make Do and Mend	Yes	Yes	No	-
Decoy Airfield and Camouflage	Yes	Yes	No	-

DT = Day Trip

EDT = Day Trip

RES= Residential

War is upon us and every family must do their bit for the country... Bring World War 2 KS2 topics to life with WWII trips at Ufton Court.

WW2 activities

WW2 School Trips

WWII School Trips Activity Options

War is upon us and every family must do their bit for the country... Bring World War 2 KS2 topics to life with WWII trips at Ufton Court.

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WWII School Trips
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