Tuesday 23 June 2020
- Health and Wellbeing
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Age 9-11 (KS2)Age 11-14 (KS3)
Who provided medical care in the First World War?
Discover how people cared for the wounded in the First World War, how they used their skills and resourcefulness to make sure the injured were cared for.
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Carers - Part One
Part of the Adventures in History series created during the UK lockdown in Spring 2020.
CURRICULUM LINKS AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day: WWII (Key Stage 3 &4)
- Warfare and British society 1250-Present (GCSE)
- To increase understanding of the lives of women, how they helped the war effort during the First World War providing care and medical assistance.
Grow Your Own

Grow Your Own
IWM and CBBC Presenter Ben Shires are back with a veggie-packed mission for you.
Taking inspiration from the children of the First World War we’ll be reducing our food waste and getting inventive with our leftover veggies!
Medicine in the trenches

Trench Warfare.
Medicine in the trenches
This week we're learning about medical care during the First World War.
Learn more about life in the trenches. IWM has created a learning resource and activities based on the real stories of six people who experienced trench life during the First World War.