Testimonials

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6th GRADE: The students were thoroughly entertained and engaged. They enjoyed learning about how British children experienced WWII. The interactivity of the presentation was awesome. ​

Cristina Dover

Library Media Specialist
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Midway Middle School, Midway, GA

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5th GRADE: The presentation was absolutely wonderful. The combination of storytelling, humor, visuals, and props really transported me to the 1940s. The students were totally engaged and discussed the presentation later in the day.

Andrea Morgan

5th Grade Teacher
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Merrol Hyde Magnet School, Hendersonville (suburban Nashville) TN

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7th GRADE: Amazing job relating the material to the student's point of view. You summed up really well why historians do what they do, and why it's important for kids to study it.

Amber DeRosia

6th/7th/8th Grade Social Studies Teacher
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Sanders Middle School, Laurens, SC

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 5th Grade: I would absolutely recommend Annette's presentation to other schools. She really brings history alive to our students. I love how she encourages the kids to questions what they think they know about the past. The kids LOVED being a part of her presentation!

Julie Pszczola

Library Media Specialist
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Dowell Elementary, Marietta (suburban Atlanta) GA

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 5th Grade:It is very hard to keep 5th graders entertained, but Annette never lost my students’ attention. The stories and artifacts made learning about WWII so much fun! My kids loved it! We talked about it all the way back to the school and then talked more there."

Katelyn Ross

5th Grade Teacher
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G O. Bailey Elementary, Title I School, Tifton GA

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4th and 5th GRADE: I've been hearing rave reviews from faculty & students today--they absolutely adored you!

Karen Hickey

Library Media Specialist
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Flowery Branch Elementary, Hall County (suburban Atlanta) GA

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Details: Could You Be A World War II Kid/Teen?

  • Program Length: 75-90 minutes (after audience seated); Max. Three Sessions per Day. 60 minutes is possible, but a longer program is strongly recommended. 
  • Recommended Audience Ages: Grades 4-8 
  • Recommended Audience Size: 60-80 For the best possible experience for the students, divide a single grade into three sessions for the day. This allows more children to participate as volunteers, a closer view of the artifacts, and the best rapport between Annette and the children. 
  • Maximum Audience Size: 150
  • Social Studies Curriculum Relevance: Connects to study of WWII (United States or European Home Front) Develops critical thinking skills and historical literacy, including in dealing with primary sources.
  • Sessions of this program may be combined in a single day with sessions of A Writer's Life, for a total of three sessions.
Overview: ​Dressed in period costume, Dr. Laing gives an engaging multimedia presentation about kids' and/or teens' lives in World War Two England, inviting comparisons with the American Home Front, and students' lives today. Students learn about air raids, food rationing, the blackout, the evacuation of schoolchildren, and everyday life, with pictures, sounds, hands-on artifacts, a song, readings from Don't Know Where, Don't Know When, and plenty of good humor.  Most importantly, Dr. Laing models to students how to think globally and critically, and to discover for themselves parallels in the American Home Front of World War II. Connects with: Don't Know Where, Don't Know When (The Snipesville Chronicles, Book 1)
Annette's Other Programs: 

Could You Be A Colonial Kid?
The War to End War (World War I)
Could You Be A Victorian Child Worker?
Gone West!
​A Writer's Life