The Animals’ War: English lesson plans (KS3-KS5)

Many millions of animals, including horses, mules, donkeys, camels, dogs, pigeons and canaries were used by the armed forces in the war.

These resources will enable your students to discover the part that animals played in that conflict.

These lessons are based on extracts from the following books:

  • KS3: War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
  • KS4: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
  • KS5: Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks

The lesson plans, along with their associated resources are available for download below. The PowerPoint presentations and factsheets can be downloaded here.

 

Download lesson plans and associated resources for KS5