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1. Briony's bees Contents This is my fantastic website were you can have fun and learn. 1. Evacuation 2. Fun and Games 3. Victorians

2. What was evacuation?At the start of the Second World War, many children living in big cities and towns were moved temporarily from their homes to places considered safer, usually out in the countryside. Evacuation of ChildrenChildren had labels attached to them, as though they were parcels. They often felt scared about being away from their families. You can find out more about what it was like to be evacuated further down the page. Evacuation Why was evacuation introduced by the Government? The British government was worried that a new war might begin when Hitler came to power in 1933. They were afraid that British cities and towns would betargets for bombing raids by aircraft. Do you think you could stand being taken away from your parents?

3. Fun and Games Click here to go to the CBBC games website! Click here to go to Disney Channel Web ! Click here to go to Rate a Doodle! Click here to go to primary games ! Click here to go to Linguascope !

4. victorain schools Many children in early Victorian England never went to school at all and more than half of them grew up unable even to read or write. Although some did go to Sunday schools which were run by churches. Children from rich families were luckier than poor children. Nannies looked after them, and they had toys and books. A governess would  teach the children at home. Then, when the boys were old enough, they were sent away to a public school such as Eton or Rugby. The daughters were kept at home and taught singing, piano playing and sewing. Slowly, things changed for poorer children too. By the end of the Victorian age all children under 12 had to go to school. Now everybody could learn how to read and write, and how to count properly.