Poetry and Poppies: Stories from World War One
✓ Year 1 - Year 6
✓ Led by a professional actor-facilitator
✓ History, Remembrance
✓ Free teacher resources
✓ Delivered in your school hall
Inspired by the poets of the Great War, investigate one of our most important historical events from an interactive, drama-based perspective.
Part history, part literature and part drama, the workshop investigates the people of the Great War and their stories. During the sessions the children create scenes that weave together poetry, interviews with soldiers, and personal accounts from the different people involved.
Class-by-class sessions take an imaginative look at what World War One meant at the time and what it means today. Differentiated for the age of the children, classes investigate the Great War through a multitude of perspectives and topics. These workshops combine professional theatrical techniques with the language of war poets and accounts from those who took part, taking an in-depth look at the World War One experience.
Created by:
Abigail Rosser
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Bring your whole school together to create and perform a play inspired by the stories of the Great War in one day.
- We work with children in their usual classes.
- In person sessions are 35 - 60 minutes for KS1, or 50 - 90 minutes for KS2.
- We can work with up to six classes per day, or up to five KS2 classes.
- To work with fewer classes we can visit for just an afternoon or morning session.
- To work with more than six classes we can visit across multiple days.
- We will send you a suggested timetable when you enquire and we can work with you to create a timetable that works for your school day.
- To use poetry and literature to build empathy and discover what life was like during the First World War.
- To discover and retain key dates and historical information.
- To empathise and think critically about the experiences of people who lived and died during the First World War.
- To expand vocabulary and develop a stronger command of spoken English through a combination of poetry and prose.
When you book you will receive a link to a full pack of materials used to inspire the workshop. This includes a poetry anthology, propaganda posters and letters from World War One.
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