What was it like to be an Evacuee in Rural Northamptonshire?

• Booklet - Anti-Gas Protection of Babies and Young Children - printed in 1941.

Many of the suggested learning activities are recommended to be undertaken as part of a visit to Wollaston Museum. There are also a number of pre-visit and post visit activities available for download by clicking on the 'support files' link.

The sessions at Wollaston Museum have been developed to allow teachers to pick and choose which activities they feel are appropriate for their class. The Evacuees Day at Wollaston Museum is a teacher led day, with site support being provided by the museum's volunteers.

On booking a visit to Wollaston Museum a comprehensive teacher's pack will be sent to you to support class and teacher preparation for the visit. At this stage the content available in the 'teacher notes' is a taster of the activities. All of the worksheets and questionsheets required for the day can be downloaded in the 'support files' section.

For a more comprehensive outline of the Evacuees Day at Wollaston Museum download this word document Pre-Visit Information and Summary of Activities (133 kb)

• Diagram of a Gas Mask Cannister

• 1940s Names,
• Make a Gas Mask Box.

Wollaston Museum Evacuee sessions:

• Drama activities based on original accounts of life as an evacuee in Wollaston
• Object Handling Sessions including original Gas Masks 
• Investigation activities - exploring the Wollaston Museum Wartime cottage
• Question and Answer session with Mrs Rowntree (Mrs Rowntree lived in Wollaston throughout the War)
•  Pre-Visit activities:
• Jobs for boys and girls follow up activity

Post Visit activities:

• Follow up Gas Mask activity
• How to make your school safe against an Air Raid
• Healthy Liiving during World War 2 

• Packing a Gas Mask Case

The activities developed at Wollaston Museum have been designed to fufill a number of curriculum requirements including:

• Literacy (Creative Writing, Speaking and Listening)
• Art
• Geography
• Numeracy (using the Rationing Activity)
• Citizenship
• History

Please click on the 'Teacher Notes' to look at some of the activities developed at Wollaston Museum. These activities may be used in the class room.  

A more detailed outline of curriculum links can be located by downloading the National Curriculum Links (40 kb)  word document.