The commemorations of VE Day\u2019s 75^{th<\/sup> anniversary from 8 to 10 May have been rightfully postponed because of the Covid pandemic. <\/strong><\/p>\n}

There will be no street parties but there are still lots of ways to mark the occasion at home and in the classroom.<\/p>\n

And the good news is that this very important anniversary will \u2013 all being well \u2013 be revisited on 15th<\/span>\u00a0and 16th<\/span>\u00a0August, when organisers hope to mark the 75th<\/span>\u00a0anniversary of VE Day and VJ Day together. You can follow their plans here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.veday75.org\/supporters\/<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My forthcoming book \u2013 After the War<\/em><\/a> \u2013 features scenes set on VE Day, 8^{th<\/sup> May 1945. In England where communities celebrate the defeat of the Nazis and in Czechoslovakia where Jewish children are liberated from camps and ghettos by the Russians.<\/p>\n}

The publication of After the War<\/em> has been postponed too. But I had already created some online VE Day resources that \u2013 even though the book is not available yet \u2013 families and schools can use.<\/p>\n

<\/a>A book cover prediction sheet.<\/strong> Look at the cover of After the War<\/em> and answer questions about what you think the story might be about.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>VE Day paper dolls.<\/strong> Work as a family to decorate paper dolls of the children of VE Day. Then put it up as bunting to help mark the 75^{th<\/sup> anniversary of their liberation.<\/p>\n}

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VE Day comprehension.<\/strong> Read the section of the book where the children talk about their very different experiences of VE Day, then answer some questions.<\/p>\n

<\/a>VE Day Black Out poetry.<\/strong> Create your own black out poetry using a VE Day scene from After the War.<\/em><\/p>\n

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You can find all the resources above and read more about After the War<\/em> and the research I did to find out about what happened to children in England and on the continent on and after VE Day by visiting www.tompalmer.co.uk\/after-the-war<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out our gallery of school responses to After the War here<\/a><\/h4>\n

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You can pre-order the book at your local independent \u2013 or other \u2013 bookshop too. The independent bookselling hub \u2013 www.hive.co.uk<\/a> \u2013 is great for this.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks for reading.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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