Amber Davis

 Theme for assignment  Artefact that I have chosen  Planning the lessons  School visits  Things I need to develop  How this has had a positive impact on my assignment preparation

 Very important that children have an understanding of the world around them.  Lots of opportunities for learning  Two main questions for thought… 1. Why do conflicts arise, how do they develop, and how are they resolved? 2. How do conflicts affect communities?  Focusing on the theme of Remembrance

 I decided to focus the lessons around Remembrance Day as it was a fitting theme and is only a few weeks away.  In order to do this we needed to go back to where it all started  The Great War  I Needed to find some artefacts first

I couldn’t just pick one!!!!

 Originally the helmet was going to be the main artefact, however there was so much learning that could have been taken from the rest of the artefacts so I decided to use them all.  The artefacts all piece together a true story  William James Pirie  Fought in the Bore war and The Great War  Died in November 1917  8 th Battalion The Seaforth Highlanders  Buried in the Loos memorial  Rank when killed: Company Sergeant Major

Previous experience: Brief knowledge of WW1 and what Remembrance day is for. Experiences and outcomes:  By exploring places, investigating artefacts and locating them in time, I have developed and awareness of the ways we remember and preserve Scotland’s history. SOC 1-02a  As I write for different purposes and readers, I can describe and share my experiences, expressing what they made me thing about and how they made me feel. ENG 2-30a. (Switch to PP)

Focusing on the act of remembrance  Why do we have remembrance  Where did is come from?- Flanders fields, John McCrae, 11:11:11  Looking at the significance of the Poppy: in Scotland, Lady Haig  Looking at what happens during a remembrance service  Looking at different types of memorials/ cenotaphs TASKS:  Design a war memorial  Poetry challenge

 Planning a remembrance service with the p7 class!  Great active lesson  Children all need to work together to put together a sort of ‘mini show’

 Overall the children responded well to the first lesson  The artefacts helped to get them engaged and interested especially when they were wrapped up.  It was a shame that they had not covered WW1 as at times I felt they were quite confused.  The lesson allowed for lots of class and group discussion.