a wartime childhood
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C loser look at the life of a child growing up in Britain during World War 2TRANSCRIPT
Children that were of school age were evacuated
to reception areas without their parents. They had
to go to school with a change of clothes, basic toi-
let essentials, a packed lunch and a gas mask.
Teachers would take the children to buses and
trains so they could go to reception areas. For
many of the children it was a huge impact on their
lives. They were city children and now they had to
live in the countryside. Now they had to get used
to their lives in the country. Some children adapted
better than others. They each got a new house and
a new guardian.
Across the world, children from every country
involved in the war were as affected by the fighting
in the place where they lived. So all the children had
to be evacuated. The children's lives were changed
and they had to make new friends and families. The
children struggled to cope with their new life and
environment.
The children of Britain in World War II, after they had
been evacuated, had to attend school in the country.
Where they learnt to knit, read, cook and other
interesting things that would help them in their new
lives. When the air-raid siren would sound all the
children would rush to the concrete bunkers for
shelter. They also learnt how to put up blackouts and
how do important drills and procedures to help them
be safe in the country. The teacher soften weren't
very skilled because they had no prior teaching
experience.
The children's diet during World War II was strict
because they had a short supply of food and every-
one got a fair amount. Sugar and fruit were
extremely hard to get so they had to grow their own
vegetables and fruits in their own gardens so that
when they had food, nothing was wasted. The
children did not enjoy the diet but they had to be
grateful and accept what they got.