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A full day of presentations at Chelmsford

7/25/2014

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On Wednesday 02 July 2014 PPP delivered multi character presentations to Widford Lodge preparatory School in Chelmsford.

The first character to be introduced to year three Was Private Parsons surrounded by the usual furniture of war, sound effects and complete with smoke the pupils took in the full extent of trench life.

Pte Parsons presented to four classes of years three and four and was able to impart on all of them what life and trench routine entailed in 1915.


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Pte Parsons of the 19 (St Pancras) Battalion the London Regiment in a captured German trench at Festubert.
Corporal Parsons was next up to conduct presentations to year five who were introduced to recruit life and basic training 1914 style.  Pupils were selected to be attested and these individuals were able to wear an original Derby scheme armband and learned the process behind the scheme and why it was established.

Two other pupil recruits from each class were inducted into wearing service uniforms and 1908 webbing equipment.  The pupils could see and feel the texture of the uniforms and learned about the webbing equipment that a recruit would need to carry.

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Corporal Parsons fits out two recruits with equipment.
Following these presentations the pupils were led outside to learn and experience the rigours of foot drill.  The pupils were instructed in the arts of how to “size off” and “form fours”.

After a WW1 culinary dish, the recipe for which was provided by PPP as part of the Pre Arrival Pack, it was the turn of Private Placid to present to year two.

Pte Placid explained the route and stages of casualty evacuation from the front line using the medium of a chalk board.

The highlight for the students was to try on examples of the various head protection worn by all Armies on the Western front.


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Mr Parsons and Warden Parsons visit Service Children Education’s Slim School, Bergen, near Hanover Germany.

5/6/2014

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PictureMr Parsons discusses rationing with the audience.
On the morning of Tuesday 29 April 2014 Parsons Period Presentations presented to years 3-4 to give their leap pad a boost to begin the Spring School term subject of Britain since the 1930’s.

The three classes took it in turns to visit Mr Parsons the greengrocer in his shop and were all amazed at the fugal weekly adult ration allocation.  Whilst Mr Parsons weighed out the ration for: tea, butter, lard and cheese all the students felt particularly surprised to learn that sweets were rationed and were delighted to sample a mint imperial each!

The children were rotated through three classrooms.  Therefore the class that was visiting Mr Parsons in his shop learnt about the pre decimalisation currency that was in use in Great Britain from the time of Henry II until 1971.  The other two classes rotated between hands on history displays.  The children had a quiz which they needed to complete in the twenty five minutes before rotation.  All items were supplied by Parsons Period Presentations and included among other things battledress uniforms, webbing, medals and 1940’s official leaflets and paperwork.

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Mr Parsons weighs out the weekly ration of lard.
PictureWarden Parsons addresses the year group.
Following break time, the culmination of the Parsons Period Presentation visit,  was Warden Parsons telling the entire year group all about the part time nature of his ARP duties.  Also the blackout the blitz and a demonstration, with volunteers in the use of a stirrup pump to be used in the case of incendiary bombs.  The year group were shown examples of air raid shelters in use throughout the War before Warden Parsons departed back to 1941.

PictureWarden Parsons talks through the rudiments of incendiary bombs.
In summary this was a successful and enjoyable example of how Parsons Period Presentations can support children’s learning by experiencing hands on history.

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