Page 1 Project Plan As primary schools across England and Wales consider the importance of the commemoration of the final months leading to the Armistice Day on Saturday November 11, 2018, the Golden-Oldies charity introduces its new inter-generational programme.

This project packs offers ideas and suggestions on how your Primary or Junior School could commemorate the final months of WW1. To ensure that we keep your school updated with more ideas and projects please keep us informed: grenville@ourmemories.org.uk www.ourmemories.org.uk

LAURA HURN writes:

“At our primary school in Wiltshire we decided that our theme for learning from

September – December 2014 would be ‘We Will Remember’ … looking at different

aspects of WW1 to coincide with the 100 years anniversary. This project was made

unique by involving older local people and interacting with them through memories and

of course, those WW1 songs. This was a memorable experience for the children, the teachers and our very special guests. As we

approach the anniversary of the end of WW1, we must ensure that our children

understand and REMEMBER.”

WORLD WAR ONE

1916-1918

Our Heritage - Our SchoolsOur Community 2016-2018

National Curriculum

! These have been derived from ‘The 2014 Primary National Curriculum in England- Looking particularly at the Key stage 2 Framework. They are areas we felt we could explore through our theme ‘We will remember…’

! English- KS2

! Composition- draft and write by: composing and rehearsing sentences orally (including dialogue), progressively building a varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structures (English Appendix 2); organising paragraphs around a theme in narratives, creating settings, characters and plot.

! Comprehension. ! Maths- KS2 ! Possible areas of coverage: Number, Measure and Statistics.

National Curriculum

!History- KS2 - A local history study: a study of an aspect of history or a site dating from a period beyond 1066 that is significant in the locality – see also our War Memorial Notes – visit www.ourmemories.org.uk -A study of an aspect or theme in British History that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066: changes in an aspect of social history; a significant turning point in British History. !Geography- KS2 -Locational knowledge- locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe etc, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities. -Geographical skills and fieldwork- use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied; use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world

National Curriculum ! Design and Technology- KS2 - Design- use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups. - Make- select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks. - Evaluate- evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work. ! Computing- KS2 - use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results are selected and ranked and be discerning in evaluating digital content. - use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact. ! Science- Ks2 - Sound: identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating. - recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear - find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it - find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it

! Music- Ks2 - Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians. - The WW1 songs – there are 2 Medleys available to your school – visit www.ourmemories.org.uk

Have you discovered ‘Armistice Cantata’ – a 30minute work for your school to perform? www.ourmemories.org.uk/armistice-cantata.html

English ideas to achieve coverage

Recounts

! Learn a recount of a British soldiers trench experience- use actions, text maps and drama (in the style of Pie Corbett) to internalise the text. ! Re-write this recount from German soldier perspective. ! Look at letters to and from soldier's and their families- again use similar techniques to support children to write their own versions, exploring formal/informal language.

Historical Stories

! Use the text ‘War Game’ by Michael Foreman to help create characters and hot-seat (see resources). ! Look at war propaganda and persuasive language. ! Examine postcards- explore informal/formal language. Children create their own. See www.cwgc.org.uk to find details of the 67,000 Commonwealth Civilian who died. It’s easy to search.

Ideas to achieve coverage

History - local study

! Visit local memorials ! Use local archives to find Roll of Honour ! Invite locals in to re-tell their own stories ! Maps of the area from 1914 – 1918 to compare to current maps of the area. (Geography) ! School records, diaries etc from 1914 ! Local directory to find jobs of local people.

History – aspect or theme, extend chronological

knowledge

! Timeline of WW1 events ! The role of women- impact on current society ! The role of children (what do local school records show? How did they contribute to the war efforts?) ! Statistics for injured or killed- affect on population. ! Trip to a local Museum (English- recounts). ! Pals Regiments see http://www.ourmemories.org.uk/pals-regiments.html ! War Memorials see http://www.ourmemories.org.uk/war-memorials.html

Ideas to achieve coverage

Geography – Locational knowledge

! Use atlases to locate Europe on a world map. ! Use an atlas to locate countries in Europe involved in WW1. (History) ! Use google maps (including tablet version) to zoom in on prominent WW1 locations to look at physical features.

Geography – Geographical skills and knowledge

! Maps of the area from 1914 - 1918 to compare to current maps of the area. (History) ! Use google maps (including tablet version) to zoom in on prominent WW1 locations to look at changes to human features and land use. ! Compass points- plot the movements of the British troops.(Maths-position and movement)

Ideas to achieve coverage

Design, make and evaluate. ! Look at ‘Charles Pears’-London Blitz images- create for Battle of Somme etc. ! Use woodwork skills and create an Anderson shelter out of Balsa Wood. (Maths- Measure) ! Children could create their own war memorials as a homework project.

Science and Computing

Science - Sound

! Listen to different aircraft sound clips- which sounds are highest / lowest? (Music)

Computing

! Use internet search engines to research key figures in WW1, e.g. Franz Ferdinand. ! Use Morfo (iPad App) to create key figure WW1 speech, using research collected. ! Use Morfo (iPad App) to create recount character presentation. (Literacy) ! Collate information into Powerpoint presentation.

Music / Singing

! Listen to popular WW1 songs ! There are now two WW1 Medleys for your school to access ! Examine the lyrics to WW1 songs (English) ! Invite a local choir to perform the songs alongside the children. (SAB scores are available) ! Listen to different instrumentals- identify the instrument. ! Perform Armistice Cantata – a NEW 30 minute performance www.ourmemories.org.uk/armistice-cantata.html

Contact us for details of a local ‘Goldies’ session near to your school – support from our session leaders.

grenville@ourmemories.org.uk

www.ourmemories.org.uk

A term-long plan

1

Teachers plan projects / ideas

Set out WW1

Remember programme

IDEAS

2

Inform parents and families / local

community groups – British Legion of

school projects with details of potential joint memorabilia

IDEAS

Introduce Projects into classroom

3

Projects continue

Children learn WW1 Medleys

Older people invited to school for a WW1 day

Children dress in suitable 100 year

clothes – see http://www.ourmemories.org.uk/u

niforms.html

Displays of letters / war memorials

graphics / family memorabilia

4

Open school CONCERT display of children’s WW1 work

Older guests – local

Goldies – local community / parents

choir perform ARMISTICE CANTATA

See http://www.ourmemories.org.uk/a

rmistice-cantata.html

We commemorate WW1 at OUR School

Please tell us about your project – grenville@ourmemories.org.uk

Great resources and ideas

The Golden-Oldies Charity has 160 daytime singing and activity sessions across England and Wales and if your school is close by we’d like to bring our older people to

share in your WW1 commemoration. These pictures were taken from our award-winning 1914-1916 schools commemoration programme.

Is there a session near you? Email: grenville@ourmemories.org.uk

! Read and Respond – War Game, Alan Howe - a resource to use in connection with the ‘War Game’ text which provides lots of resources and photocopies for the teaching of WW1

www.shop.scholastic.co.uk

Please contact Grenville Jones on: 01761 472468 and tell us about your school

commemoration so that we can help to promote it to older people in your local community

E: grenville@ourmemories.org.uk

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