The Animals’ War
The Centenary of the First World War is an ideal opportunity to look at the role of animals during that time.
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The Animals’ War: English lesson plans (KS3-KS5)
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,...
Go to resourceThe Animals’ War: History KS3 lesson plans
These lessons make use of a wide range of sources such as photographs, letters, historical documents and personal accounts. Many of these are sourced courtesy of the collections of the Imperial War Museum. The lesson...
Go to resourceThe Animals’ War: Historical documents
These historical documents accompany The Animals’ War lesson plans for History KS3. The following scanned images of the original documents are contained in the zip file below. 1a and 1b) Letter written by Freda,...
Go to resourceThe Animals’ War: Contemporary personal accounts
These personal accounts accompany The Animals’ War lesson plans for History KS3. Please download the PDFs below.
Go to resourceThe Animals’ War: Photo library
The Centenary of the First World War is an ideal opportunity to look at the role of animals during that time. These photos are of animals used in the war.
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This film and accompanying student activities are ideal for stimulating debate about the way we rear animals for food in Britain today. The movie follows four teenagers with very differing views, as they ask hard-hitting...
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A fun way to learn about nutrition. Pack of 35 cards – each card lists a range of key nutrients for a different food type.
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