Remembrance Day activities

Included are a number of resources that can be used ahead of Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.
Included are:
A PowerPoint that looks at how Remembrance Day began and why we 'celebrate' it. It also looks at Remembrance Sunday and why we have the poppy as our symbol.
A PowerPoint that introduces World War One, looking at why it started, who was involved and how many people died as a result
A reading comprehension based on 'In Flanders Field' with three sets of differentiated questions and answers included
A definition activity that gets children to practise using dictionaries whilst defining words from 'In Flanders Field'
Instructions and templates for making a poppy
A look at the controversy regarding England and Scotland being told by FIFA that they can't wear poppy armbands and three different activity ideas following an introduction to the story - Write a letter to FIFA, class debate or newspaper article regarding the story
A sample of a reading comprehension that includes a fact file about Remembrance Day and questions related to this.