{"id":2892,"date":"2013-10-29T07:12:06","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T04:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/?p=2892"},"modified":"2013-10-28T21:14:40","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T18:14:40","slug":"remembrance-day-worksheets-and-lesson-plans-for-secondary-students-year-7-to-year-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/year-7-history\/remembrance-day-worksheets-and-lesson-plans-for-secondary-students-year-7-to-year-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembrance Day Worksheets and Lesson Plans for Secondary Students Year 7 to Year 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"_poppy_square\"<\/a>Remembrance Day, 11th November, enables the school community to think about the tragedy of war, reflecting on how it can be avoided and how its victims should be commemorated and supported.<\/h2>\n

It is nevertheless a challenge to provide a fresh assembly and follow-up materials every single year (and for every single year group).<\/h2>\n

With this in mind, I have designed a comprehensive suite of materials<\/a> \u00a0which can be used\u00a0every single year\u00a0but with appropriate modifications and flexibility to ensure it is different each time.<\/h2>\n

It works on the principle that each year group works on a different project, so that as students progress throught the school they are approaching the subject from a different angle.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Remembrance Day, 11th November, enables the school community to think about the tragedy of war, reflecting on how it can be avoided and how its victims should be commemorated and supported. It is nevertheless a challenge to provide a fresh assembly and follow-up materials every single year (and for every single year group). With this… <\/p>\n

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