1. Year 2: Autumn - Let’s Remember
English Writing Opportunities:
Retell story of Guy Fawkes
Story setting
Write a letter to Santa
Letter to a soldier
War poems
Remember a hero
Fact file
Rationing lists
Instructions
English texts/video stimulus:
The story of Guy Fawkes
The Christmas story
Sainsbury’s Christmas war advert
Where the poppies now grow
Flo of the Somme
One boy’s war
Peepo
The little hen and the great war
Social, Moral, Spiritual and cultural links:
Links to celebrating Christmas across different cultures.
Circle time- What does remembrance mean to you? Sharing special memories.
Feelings / emotions
War and conflict, solving problems peacefully
Art and Design:
Firework pictures
Christmas cards / crafts
Trench art
Good luck charms and characters
Scratch art
Wartime paintings
Homework project – create a poppy
Design and Technology:
Examine objects from the war, what they ae and how they work.
Mend and make do – recycling
Air raid shelters
Year 2: Autumn - Let’s Remember
Science:
Materials and their purpose
Identify and compare suitability for purpose
Investigate how shapes of solid objects made from some materuials can be changed.
Mathematics:
Rationing – portion sizes and weights.
Numbers / data handling soldiers who died from our war memorial.
Street party and Christmas celebrations catering, numbers
Computing:
Research
Algorithm of how tree decoration was made.
Internet safety
Create images digitally.
War time dance
Famous People:
Jesus
Guy Fawkes and parliament
Saint Nicholas
Visits:
Local war memorials
Cosford ?
Cannock?
Geography:
Where did the battle take place in the world war? continents
Why is it called a world war?
Links to Germany (WW1)
London (Houses of parliament)
Evacuation
History:
Why people acted as they did in the past e.g Guy Fawkes
Timelines
Observe and handle evidence
Ask historical questions e.g. what was it like?
Describe historical events
The Christmas Day truce
The battle of the Somme / Poppy fields
Music:
Listening to WW music.
Singing and listening to Christmas songs.
Making firework sounds using instruments
PE:
Dance- firework link
Christmas dancing (production)