It was made for young children 2. People thought they looked like Mickey Mouse 1. For example, one of the best sources for finding out about wartime evacuation is old school registers. They can tell us how many evacuees entered country schools, how long they stayed for and how often they actually went to school. Use your current class register, or an older one if your school still has them, to find out how much information you can uncover from them.
Families usually keep lots of records and objects from the past.
Even the most ordinary things contain a lot of information. Record office Ask your pupils to bring in records or objects from home. Divide them into groups, giving each group a selection of objects or documents that they have no connection with. See if, by asking these investigative questions, the group can work out who the objects or documents belong to. If your pupils have access to this website from home or from the local library, ask them to use it with their family.