1. Primary KS1 You’ll start to see the poppy being worn by many people
in November. It’s a symbol that makes us think of
all the people who lost their lives in war. You will see in
this lesson that war is still going on in some places.
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2. Is school the most important thing during a war?
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Is school the most important thing during a war?
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Question
Do you notice anything different about this classroom to yours?

3. Our learning journey for this week!
Starter: what makes a school?
What is happening in Yemen?
How does
war change children’s lives?
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4. How should you feel when you’re at school?
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Starter: What makes a school?
What people do you need in it?
What objects do you need?
Table Activity (5 min)
Think about all the different things that make your school what it is. What can you add to these three categories?
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Teachers
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How should you feel when you’re at school?

5. How would you feel if your classroom looked like this?
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Starter: What makes a school?
The answer is that all these things make your school the happy, safe and exciting place it is. We’re lucky to live in a country where schools have wonderful things like classroom decoration, iPads and of course, your teacher!
Other countries are not so lucky. Today we will learn about a war in a country called Yemen. The fighting has meant many schools are unsafe or badly damaged, like this one on the left.
How would you feel if your classroom looked like this?
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6. Our learning journey for this week!
Starter: what makes a school?
What is happening in Yemen?
How does
war change children’s lives?
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7. What is happening in Yemen?
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What is happening in Yemen?
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Yemen is a country in the Middle East, close to Saudi Arabia and Africa.
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Yemen is in the middle of a civil war. This is when two sides inside a country are fighting for control. Lots of people in Yemen need help. The war means that finding food is difficult, and many homes have been destroyed.

8. How would you feel if you couldn’t go to school?
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What is happening in Yemen?
Many children have left their homes because of the fighting. They are living in tents and some are learning in tents too. Others are forced to stay at home because their school is destroyed.
Pair Talk (2 mins)
How would you feel if you couldn’t go to school?
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This is called a crisis, because millions of children in Yemen are missing out on school.

9. Our learning journey for this week!
Starter: what makes a school?
What is happening in Yemen?
How does
war change children’s lives?
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10. How does war change children’s lives?
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How does war change children’s lives?
When there is war in a country, lots of things can change, not just school.
Group chat (3 min)
What else might change in a war? Use the pictures as clues.
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11. How does war change children’s lives?
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How does war change children’s lives?
Dangerous:
Not safe, able to cause harm.
When there is war, food doesn’t get delivered because its dangerous to travel.
Lots of farm land and buildings are also damaged, which can make it hard to grow food.
People can
get sick more easily, because the drinking water is not clean.
War makes life very difficult and dangerous for children.
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It is hard to get help if you are sick, because hospitals are damaged and don’t have many medicines or electricity.

12. How does war change children’s lives?
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How does war change children’s lives?
School isn’t just a place where you learn to read and write – it’s also a place where you make friends, have fun and learn to work with other people. When children in Yemen don’t have a school to go to, their lives change in many ways.
Next week
In Year 6
In college!
I would start to miss my friends.
I’d forget how to count
I wouldn’t be able to go to university
Group task (6 min)
On your table, write down what you would be missing at these three times if you didn’t have a school to go to.
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13. How does war change children’s lives?
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How does war change children’s lives?
I think being able to go to the doctor is more important than having a school.
I think keeping schools safe is the most important thing during a war.
With your Class (3 min)
Think about how important school is for children during a war. Is it the most important thing or are there other things that come first? Where would you be on the slider?
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Ask pupils to come up and point where they would be and explain why.

14. Our learning journey for this week!
Starter: what makes a school?
What is happening in Yemen?
How does
war change children’s lives?
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15. Is school the most important thing during a war? No
There are lots of other important things to think about during a war, like medicine and food.
Schools cost a lot of money to run. There could be cheaper ways to help more children.
It is sometimes dangerous to travel to school when there is a war on.
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16. Is school the most important thing during a war? Yes
School is important because it makes children feel like they have a chance of a better life.
School can make children feel safe and happier in a war.
School is important because children need to learn skills like reading and maths. These things will help them make their country better when they are older.
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