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​"The British Home Front during World War II makes for a powerful story, with bombings, food rationing, and the evacuation of children to the countryside. By inviting comparison and contrast with the American experience, I give teachers a springboard into that subject, as well as by inspiring historical thinking among students.
​And of course, Could You Be A WWII Kid? relates beautifully to Don't Know Where, Don't Know When, the first of The Snipesville Chronicles series, which takes three modern American kids, and drops them off in England in 1940."

Testimonials

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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: 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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5th GRADE: My 5th graders were very excited when they found out Dr. Laing was coming back to our school. They couldn't stop talking about her visit when they were in 4th grade.

Stephanie Garrett

5th Grade Teacher
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Harbins Elementary School, Gwinnett County (suburban Atlanta) GA

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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

Media Specialist
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Midway Middle School, Midway, 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

Media Specialist
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Flowery Branch Elementary School, Flowery Branch, GA

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

  • Program Length: 60-75-90 minutes (after audience seated); Max. Three Sessions per Day
  • 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.
  • May be combined in a single day with 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)
Could You Be A Colonial Kid?
The War to End War (World War I)
Could You Be A Victorian Child Worker?
​A Writer's Life