WWI Lesson Plans Year 5/6 (English & History)

Curriculum objectives:

Lesson 1: L.O: To describe the nations involved in WWI and the roles they played
Lesson 2: L.O: To investigate the causes of WWI and the soldiers they fought.
Lesson 3: L.O: To write an informal letter home to loved ones.
Lesson 4: L.O: To write a newspaper report, reporting on the Christmas Day ceasefire during WWI.
Lesson 5: L.O: To write a diary entry, using my senses, about what the Battle of the Somme might have been like.
Lesson 6: L.O: To create a factfile / poster that describes the purpose and role of the Accrington Pals.

Very detailed and extensive information to share with your class. Lessons can be extended as the powerpoint covers lots of different areas of learning / research.