Activities for VE Day 75th Anniversay on 8 May through to 10 May 2020

Despite being in lockdown, there are lots of activities that young people and families can do to find out about, commemorate and celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day on the 8th May 2020.

The end of the Second World War had a big impact on politics, society, culture and the economy. Historian and presenter Dan Snow has set a creative challenge for school-aged children to research what VE Day is all about that you can enter now. Entries need to be submitted by 6 May, 2020.

Educational resources:

• UK Parliament during WWII – its role, the decisions made and the laws passed for primary and secondary pupils.
• Imperial War Museums’ KS2 History VE Day video
• BBC resources for KS4 WW2: How did the British plan to celebrate VE Day?
• BBC Resources for KS2: VE Day
• The Royal British Legion’s Teaching Remembrance covers a range of Remembrance topics, with resources designed for Key Stages 2-4.

This is the link to the website containing this content: https://ve-vjday75.gov.uk/get-involved/

Please keep watching as Bradford Council will be posting messages and content to its website and through its social media accounts about virtual VE Day activities happening in the District, recipes to make and other activities to do at home so that we can all commermorate and celebrate this historic day from Friday 8th through to Sunday 10th May 2020. .