What do we have in common? How many different similarities can you find between you and your partner? *These can be invisible or visible!* Children work with someone they haven’t worked with before. After 2 minutes, pairs to share one similarity with the rest of the group.

I remember when… The theme for today is remembering… Think back to last year when you were involved in the Schools Linking Project for the first time… Can you remember and share your favourite School Linking memory? I remember when… Allow the children to discuss this for a minute or so and then pick some children to share their memories. You can of course change this to something else you have taken part in in the past as a class

Today we’re going to remember as far back as 100 years… To get ourselves warmed up, you are going to decide whether the following things have been around for more than 100 years or less than 100 years. Are you ready? For each of the following slides, children decide whether this object has been around for less than 100 years or more than. Once children have made their decision, they stand on either side of the room depending on their choice. Reveal the answer (could use drumroll) and then move onto the next slide.

World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee 28 years- 1990

Telephone Alexander Bell 143 years- 1875

Camera 202 years- 1816

Did you know that it has been 100 years since World War One ended Did you know that it has been 100 years since World War One ended? What do you already know about this war? Carrying on with the theme of remembering, share with the children that it has been 100 years since WW1 ended. Talk to your partner, what do you already know? Chance for chn to share what they already know. An adult in the class could scribe down any ideas that the children do share.

Learning Objectives To learn about World War 1 and who took part for Britain To make a poppy for Remembrance Sunday

World War 1 Brief history of WW1- summer of 1914- Austria, Hungary & Germany went to war with Serbia. France and Russia quickly followed their ally Serbia and declared war on Germany. Britain joined in August 1914. But the first battles of 1914 shocked Britain and its allies. The casualties were very high and the British army was very small.

What do you think of when you hear the word soldier What do you think of when you hear the word soldier? Can you write down an adjective or a sentence to describe either what a soldier looks like, their feelings or the qualities a solider has? Drawing out children’s ideas of what they think a soldier is like. They write their adjective or sentence onto a post-it note (this could be done in pairs) and then come and stick it on or around the outside of the silhouette of a soldier. Share some of the ideas that children have posted- are there any words that are the most popular choice?

Now that we’ve thought about some of the qualities a soldier might have, let’s have a think about the soldiers in the British Army during WW1 Where do you think they came from? Allow children time to think about where they think the soldiers came from. Can children give a reason?

I think the soldiers that fought in the British Army during WW1 came from… You may want each child to have a dotted sticker and put their sticker on the continent/country. Which country is the most popular choice? Come and put a sticker on where you think soldiers that fought in the British Army came from.

Troops that served Britain. Look at the map- what do you notice? Can you find one fact to share with your partner? Have you spotted anything that has surprised you? Men from across the world fought for Britain- over 3 million soldiers and labourers across the Empire and Commonwealth served alongside the British Army in the First World War.

People of many faiths and no faiths served in the army in World War 1 800,000 Hindu soldiers 300,000 Sikh soldiers Look at the map- what do you notice? Can you find one fact to share with your partner? Have you spotted anything that has surprised you? Men from across the world fought for Britain- over 3 million soldiers and labourers across the Empire and Commonwealth served alongside the British Army in the First World War. The armies of 1914-18 looked more like the Britain of 2018 than that of its day. British troops fought alongside soldiers of different colours and creeds from across the Commonwealth, including over a million Indian soldiers, 400,000 of them Muslims from present-day Pakistan. At this time Bangladesh, India and Pakistan were all one country - India

Here are some of the soldiers that served for Britain in WW1 Here are some of the soldiers that served for Britain in WW1. What do you notice? Draw the children’s attention the different photographs- do any of the photographs indicate the faith any of the soldiers might follow? Which one? Which item of clothing may indicate their faith? – photograph on the right shows the soldiers wearing turbans. Normally, men (and sometimes women too) of the Sikh faith wear this item of clothing as a mark of their faith. A little bit like Christians who may choose to wear a cross or Muslim women who may choose to wear a head covering.

Here are two soldiers who fought for the British Army in World War 1: Go through each soldier in turn saying each soldier’s name out-loud and letting the children repeat the name after you, just so that the children have the opportunity of practicing saying a name that they may not be familiar with. Hardit Singh Malik William Billington

Here are two more soldiers that fought for the British Army in World War 1: Go through each soldier in turn saying each soldier’s name out-loud and letting the children repeat the name after you, just so that the children have the opportunity of practicing saying a name that they may not be familiar with. Shahamad Khan Walter Tull

You have been given a very important task as Historians. Time Travel! You have been given a very important task as Historians. Go on a fact hunt around the room with your partner to try and find out as much as you can about each of these four soldiers whose photos you will use for your poppy later on. *Bonus* Can you give a reason for your choice? In pairs, children go on a fact hunt- sheet to jot ideas onto or you may choose not to have a note making sheet. After collecting the different facts, children share any new facts that they have learnt about the different soldiers. The fact hunt sheets – 4 per person are attached at the end of this slide show. The thinking behind this is to use these 4 stories as examples of people from across the Commonwealth who we can Remember Together.

How would you feel if you took part in a group activity and everyone else in your group apart from you was praised for the work you did together? Share this example with children so that they can hopefully relate to this within a context that they are familiar with.

Why is it important to learn about the different people who took part in World War 1? It is important so that everyone that took part in World War 1 can be remembered and honoured for their efforts and so that their stories can be shared with others.

Why do you think we remember the soldiers that fought during WW1? The war reached out and touched everyone’s life in some form or another. This Remembrance Sunday is important so that we can remember all those that fought in WW1 and to remember those that were killed.