A Bear in War - true story of a bear in WWI
"Teddy"
Passchendale
Bear on the Homefront - a true story of a bear in WWII
Reflection Questions
1.What do you think about the program called the Children Overseas Reception Program?
2. Did you enjoy this story?
3. How might you have felt if you were either of these characters in the story?
1.What do you think about the program called the Children Overseas Reception Program?
2. Did you enjoy this story?
3. How might you have felt if you were either of these characters in the story?
Aileen Rogers - nurse
1. What are your thoughts regarding Aileen's decision to give Teddy away? Explain your answer using details and connections from the text and your own experiences.
Meet Marion Cropley
Marion Cropley was one of the thousands of British children evacuated during the Second World War. Her wartime experiences are unusual because she spent the war in Canada, and kept a diary recording her life there. Her diaries are now available... check out the link below .
Having read about Marion's experience, can you imagine what it might have been like to be taken away from your family and sent overseas to live with strangers in a "strange place"... in your own words describe what this might have been like for the thousands of children that had this experience during the war...
