Monday 15 June 2020
- Trenches
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Age 9-11 (KS2)Age 11-14 (KS3)
Why were letters so important in the First World War?
Discover the story of the nine year old with a plan, a soldier who shared his experiences with his parents and a young woman who was proud to do her bit for the war effort.
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Trench Tales: Part Two
Part of the Adventures in History series created during the UK lockdown in Spring 2020.
Curriculum Links and Learning objectives
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KS3/4 - Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901-present.
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GCSE - Warfare and British society, c1250-Present.
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To explore how war work on the Home Front supported fighting in the trenches.
Trench Tales Quiz

Trench Tales Quiz
It’s time to put that knowledge to the test and see how much you have remembered in our truly tricky Tales from the Trenches quiz!
Life in the trenches

Trench Warfare.
Life in the trenches
What was it like to fight in the trenches?
IWM has created resources based on real stories of those who were there.