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PRIMARY HUB

 

GENERAL GUIDANCE

For guidance on planning, enquiry, chronology and other general issues HERE…

SUBJECT CONTENT

For a wide range of ideas for teaching particular topics HERE…

 

World War One

 

As we enter the centenary years of World War One, primary schools across the country may want to take a whole school approach to World War One.

This section provides clear guidance for suggested content and suitable units from Ann Moore.

Captain Noel Chavasse: WW1 Hero

An enquiry from Ann Moore that enables children to learn about the origins of the Victoria Cross, to find out about present day holders and to hear something about the bravery and sacrifice of men who were fighting in France during the First World War.

For Year 2 or Year 3 pupils.

See this resource

Cross Curricular Approach to WW1

Ideas and resources from Ann Moore that help teachers with their planning of cross curricular ways to commemorate the start of World War One.

See the resources.

The Role of Women in WW1

An enquiry from Ann Moore for about how women’s roles changed during the War – with a simple introduction on Suffrage.

See the resource.

Guidance

WW1: A Whole School Approach

This guidance, provided by Ann Moore, provides one possible model for a whole school approach to World War One.

The units of work, which have been written to reflect those particular age groups, are shown together on this webpage.

See this guidance

Poppy Day

For KS1, an activity by Ann Moore exploring how the poppy came to be the universal symbol of remembrance.

See this resource

WW1: How the War Began

This study unit from Ann Moore provides a simple explanation for KS2 pupils about how the war began and which countries in Europe were the key antagonists.

It is a useful contextual starting point before pupils embark on more in-depth studies.

See this resource

How Children Lived 100 Years Ago

A wide range of sources from Ann Moore, many pictorial, to enable a KS2 investigation into how children lived prior to the start of World War 1.

See this resource