Christmas Truce 1914 Activity Pack (KS2)

A complete, ready-to-teach printable pack about the Christmas Truce of 1914, for KS2 children aged 7 to 11. It covers history, reading, writing, PSHE and maths, plus crafts and puzzles, so you can teach a single lesson or a whole Christmas topic. Ready to print in A4 or US Letter.

WHAT’S INSIDE (29 pages)

1. Start here: every activity with a suggested age, curriculum links and a note on teaching a sensitive subject
2. Fact file: 8 key facts about the truce
3. Christmas in the Trenches: the story of the truce, retold for children, with 10 questions
4. Label the trenches: a Western Front diagram with a word bank
5. Timeline: match 8 dates from 1818 to 2014
6. True or false: 12 statements, plus fix it
7. Source detective: two letters home with 5 source questions (written for this pack and clearly marked)
8. A letter home writing planner, and a trench diary for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day
9. The Christmas gift tin: facts and design a lid
10. Debate it: sort 8 points for and against, then write your opinion
11. Making peace (PSHE): 5 steps and 6 scenario cards
12. Truce maths: 10 word problems with time, number and measures
13. Colouring page, peace doves, Christmas cards and Peace 1914 bunting
14. Word search, word scramble and a TRUCE acrostic poem
15. Reflection page and a Christmas Truce Historian certificate
16. Answer keys for every worksheet and puzzle

WHY TEACHERS LIKE IT

• Links to KS2 history (a significant event beyond living memory, using sources), English, PSHE and maths
• Calm and age-appropriate: the focus is on kindness and peace, with no graphic content
• Lots of white space, kind to your printer
• Undated, so you can use it every Christmas

WHAT YOU GET

• 2 PDF files: A4 and US Letter (same 29 pages)