Location
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
KS1 HISTORY:
Pupils should be taught about:
- events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally
- significant historical events, people and places in their own locality
KS1 ENGLISH (Reading):
Pupils should be taught to:
- develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by listening to and discussing (and expressing views about – Yr 2) a wide range of non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently.
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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.
