Remembrance Day - teaching resource

Remembrance Day – English Teaching Resource

This thoughtful and flexible English teaching resource uses the theme of Remembrance Day to support pupils in developing key skills in information retrieval, poetry analysis, and emotive writing.

Key features include:

• An introduction to Remembrance Day and the significance of the two-minute silence

• A reading comprehension activity with an accompanying worksheet

• A short video and discussion about the symbolism of the poppy

• An emotive writing task inspired by In Flanders Fields, complete with a scaffolded worksheet

• A group research task exploring the 2014 Tower of London art installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red

• A link to a short video about the creation of the ceramic poppies

This fully editable resource can be tailored to suit your pupils’ needs and fits well into literacy or cross-curricular Remembrance Day work.

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