Remembrance lesson for primary
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Overview
Explore the reasons behind Remembrance services and practices during November each year in this introductory lesson, designed to last for one hour. Discuss the Christian traditions of Remembrance, using the Grave of the Unknown Warrior and the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey as real-life examples. This lesson comes complete with instructions for a poppy-themed art activity for KS1 and creative writing tasks for LKS2 and UKS2.
Learning objectives
- To discuss who are we remembering at Westminster Abbey
- To discuss how we remember
- To be able to explain why we remember
- To understand that at Westminster Abbey, we remember together.
