Key Stage 2 Resources | Teaching Remembrance

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Tomos Roberts performing his poem Alive With Poppies at the Festival of Remembrance in 2021

Alive with Poppies - Poetry Webinars with Tomos Roberts

Join poet Tomos Roberts as he hosts three interactive webinars, supporting Key Stage 2 children in planning, writing and performing their own Remembrance poetry.

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Build a Profile

Explore how two vital roles from the Second World War and today keep us safe and consider the importance of service.

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Build a Profile (Welsh)

Explore how two vital roles from the Second World War and today keep us safe and consider the importance of service.

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Children at Work

Lessons focused on contribution of Reginald Cooper, a child who worked in a cotton mill during WW1, including activities such as matching games.

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Children at Work (Welsh)

Lessons focused on contribution of Reginald Cooper, a child who worked in a cotton mill during WW1, including activities such as matching games.

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Creative Writing

Use short story 'A Sense of Home' by Bali Rai and a range of activities to write radio scripts encouraging people to volunteer in their communities.

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Creative Writing (Welsh)

Through the story 'Memories of Home' by Bali Rai, case studies and different activities, discover how letters helped keep people connected during WW2.

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Grow Your Remembrance

Lesson focused on how pupils can design their own space for Remembrance, considering themes such as plants, shape and colour.

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Grow Your Remembrance (Welsh)

Lesson focused on how pupils can design their own space for Remembrance, considering themes such as plants, shape and colour.

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Growing Remembrance Through Poetry - KS2

Growing Remembrance Through Poetry - KS25

Growing Remembrance Through Poetry

Discover how symbolism and metaphor are used by poets like Laura Mucha to express Remembrance, and use these features in your own writing.

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Growing Remembrance Through Poetry (Welsh)

Discover how symbolism and metaphor are used by poets like Laura Mucha to express Remembrance, and use these features in your own writing.

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Key Stage 1 - Remembrance Assembly - Cover Image

Key Stage 1 - Remembrance Assembly Presenter Notes

KS1 Remembrance Assembly 2023

Follow a story of inspiring service and explore why we remember in this engaging assembly.

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KS2 Book Club - Please Write Soon by Michael Rosen

Using Michael Rosen's latest release, students explore the impact of conflict across families, cultures and countries during the Second World War.

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Key Stage 2 - Remembrance Assembly - Cover Image

Key Stage 2 - What do they have in common

Key Stage 2 - Remembrance Assembly Presenter notes

KS2 Remembrance Assembly 2023

Discover stories of service and help children take part in Remembrance through this interactive assembly.

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4 Remembrance and Service Assembly - Remembering Service

2 Remembrance and Service Assembly - Service and Remembrance KS2

3 Remembrance and Service Assembly - Case study KS2

Remembrance and Service KS2

Discover what Service means and discuss with children why we remember the sacrifices made by the Armed Forces and emergency services.

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Remembrance and Service KS2 (Welsh)

An assembly for young primary school children helping them understand and mark Remembrance through the theme of Service. Service video included and case studies.

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Remembrance Words

Use new vocabulary to shape your pupil's ideas of Remembrance.

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Remembrance Words (Welsh)

Use new vocabulary to shape your pupil's ideas of Remembrance.

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Stories for Remembrance

Explore Remembrance through Bali Rai's novel Now or Never, featuring guided discussions, creative writing, fact files, original photographs and more.

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Stories for Remembrance (Welsh)

Explore Remembrance through Bali Rai's novel Now or Never, featuring guided discussions, creative writing, fact files, original photographs and more.

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The Art of Remembrance

Through the work of painters, sculptors and more, children learn how creativity helps to express experiences and emotions.

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The Art of Remembrance (Welsh)

Through the work of painters, sculptors and more, children learn how creativity helps to express experiences and emotions.

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Together Across The Commonwealth

Discover how our lives today are built on the shared service and heritage of the Commonwealth nations through stories of four women from WW2.

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Together Across The Commonwealth (Welsh)

Discover how our lives today are built on the shared service and heritage of the Commonwealth nations through stories of four women from WW2.

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Teaching Remembrance

We support the teaching of Remembrance across the UK and have designed a range of free teaching resources for Key Stages 1- 4.

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Download our free Key Stage 1 teaching resources for 4-7 year-olds that encourage children to use creativity to explore ideas around Remembrance

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Key Stage 3

Download our free Key Stage 3 teaching resources such as bitesize activities and assemblies, for 11-14 year-olds that encourage discussion, creativity and reflection.

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Download our free Key Stage 4 teaching resources for 14-16 year-olds that help students understand different perspectives through creative writing and debate.

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