UKS2 – Dan Snow’s VE Day Challenge!

8th May 2020 marks 75 years since VE (Victory in Europe) Day when the Second World War came to an end in Europe. The long anticipated news resulted in spontaneous celebrations breaking out across the nation. A national holiday was declared and people from all walks of life came together to mark the moment.

Historian and presenter Dan Snow  has created a challenge to find out how YOU would tell the story of VE Day today to mark this special 75th anniversary.

There are lots of ways you could bring the story of VE Day to life. You could:

• Write a short news report in the style of today or 75 years ago
• Make a short video that tells the story of VE Day, either in the style of 75 years ago or how you would tell it today
• Design a newspaper front page or article
• Write or perform a poem, song, drawing or other work of art
• Share the story of someone in your family or area who was involved in the War
• Write or perform a short play about VE Day and what it would have been like 75 years ago

Follow the link below to find out more and how to enter the challenge; 

Dan Snow’s VE Day Challenge