Events Beyond Living Memory that are Significant Nationally or Globally – Remembrance Day

In this unit pupils will be introduced to the concept of Remembrance Day and will learn why people in this country wear poppies in November. Through learning about Remembrance, pupils will understand that there are events beyond living memory that are significant nationally and globally, and that these are commemorated through anniversaries. Pupils will learn how to ask relevant questions about WWI and to deduce facts about the war based on their own investigations. Pupils will attempt to empathise with the people who lived through the war, and to use this knowledge to explain why it is important to remember significant past events, like WWI.

This unit is structured around 5 sequential history enquiries: 

1. Why are people wearing poppies this week?
2. Who do we remember on Remembrance Day?
3. Why do we have Remembrance Day?
4. What happens on Remembrance Day?
5. Why is it important to remember?

Please note: While this unit contains resource suggestions, it is not a fully resourced scheme of work, and the resources it refers to may in some cases only be available to full members of the HA. The majority of the HA schemes of work were produced between 2014-2019 by members of the HA primary committee and its affiliates. These schemes of work are designed to support your planning and should be moulded and adapted to fit the context and needs of your own school.  To view a free sample scheme of work, please refer to our Anglo-Saxons unit. We regularly check the hyperlinks included in the schemes but unfortunately every now and again some links may go out of date. If you spot a broken link, please let us know on enquiries@history.org.uk.