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Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to select vocabulary that reflects their knowledge of the role that horses played in WWI and how they feel about it.
Duration
1 hour
Overview
In this lesson, students will be transported back to WWI to learn about the remarkable bravery, strength and sacrifice of war horses.
From this, they will focus in on the Shirehampton Remount Depot, and learn how any why 300,00 of the magnificent beasts passed through there on their way to and from the battlefields.
Students will collaborate to make their own War Horse Memorial.
CURRICULUM LINKS
KS2 HISTORY:
- Pupils should study an aspect of history or a site dating from a period beyond 1066 that is significant in the locality
KS2 ENGLISH (READING):
Pupils understand what they read by:
- checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and explaining (LKS2) / exploring (UKS2) the meaning of words in context
- drawing inferences and justifying inferences with evidence
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How to get there
This lesson is designed to be taught in a classroom. However, if you would like to visit the Shirehampton War Horse Memorial with your class, please use either of the options below to help plan your journey.
The nearest station is Shirehampton.
