Learning Pack 2020

1. Remembrance Small Group Discussion Sessions 1 – 3 (First – Third Level)

Session 1: Conflict

Session 2: Poetry and Remembrance

Session 3: Remembrance & Armistice Day

2. Make a Poppy Collage Challenge (Early/First Level): Create your own poppies using different materials and then display these as a class collage.

3. Scottish War Poets Challenge, (Third Level): Find out who the Scottish war poets were and use what you have discovered to write a letter home from the trenches during the First World War.

Activity 1: ‘The Truth Behind the Myths’ short film (1 minute 29 seconds)

After over 100 years in circulation as a worldwide symbol of Remembrance, the meaning behind the poppy can understandably get a little lost in translation. Watch ‘The Truth Behind the Myths’ short film about wearing a Poppy as a great way to start conversations with your learners about the Poppy and society.  The key message of the film is ‘Remembrance is for everyone. Wear your poppy with pride’.

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Activity 2: ’11 Things You Might Not Know About The Poppy’ Facts

From the poem that inspired the Poppy to where you can recycle yours. 

Watch ‘The Truth Behind The Myths’ fun cartoon film for all ages full of mythical creatures ready to help your class debunk all the myths around the Poppy (1 min 31 seconds).

Explore our fascinating facts that you might not know about the Poppy.

When was Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory first opened?

What does the red poppy symbolise?

Where does the money go once you buy your poppy?

Then test your knowledge by downloading our quiz.

Watch. Listen. Learn. Discuss. Remember.

Featuring three absorbing interviews from veterans Charles Horne, Mary Sim and Ian Forsyth, Poppyscotland’s Veterans’ Voices collection cover a wide range of topics from what life was like between the wars, experiences in WW1 through to WW2, VE Day and coming home.

The three short films are accompanied by new imaginative interdisciplinary learning resources for Second Level learners and above that delve deeper into the histories and early lives of our veterans who come from all over Scotland.

Veterans’ Voices is a unique film resource, interviewing veterans to capture their experiences and thoughts on Remembrance.

The complete resource will feature a diverse range of voices from all over Scotland and of every military conflict from 1939 to the present day.

Our hope is to create a collection of personal stories that generations to come will be able to learn from.

It is important that these voices are captured now before they can no longer be shared.

Paper Poppy Story (2019) was created by award-winning Animation Film Maker and Paper Artist Eleanor Stewart (4 minutes, 30 seconds).

This engaging film tells the story of how the Poppy became the symbol of Remembrance around the world. It also describes how Poppyscotland provides life-changing support for those who have served, those still serving and their families.

‘All this from a tiny poppy’.

Suitable for Second Level learners and above.

The Poppy Story Book is based around the famous poem, In Flanders Fields written by Lt Col John McCrae (Canadian WW1 doctor, soldier and poet). The poem eventually inspired the use of the Poppy as the national symbol of Remembrance after the First World War (1914 -1918).

This delightful yet poignant storybook has been thoughtfully designed to help adults, parents and teachers explain the impact and significance of past and recent conflicts and the importance of the Poppy to younger children.

In October 2018, Poppyscotland distributed free copies of the The Poppy Story Book to 1914 Scottish primary schools, 494 public libraries and 58 mobile libraries throughout Scotland with the support of the Historic Environment Scotland and the KMF Maxwell Stuart Charitable Trust.

Illustrations are by Alfredo Belli, who has illustrated many books such as Speed Bonnie Boat and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island.

The Poppy Story Book has been translated into Gaelic and adapted into braille by the Royal Blind School.

Watch the Poppy Story Book Animated Flipbook (In English) below:

Watch the Poppy Story Book Animated Flipbook (in Gaelic) below:

Buy The Poppy Story Book

Live Lesson 1: Paddington Bear’s WW2 Suitcase

Join us for a special 20-minute live lesson for 5-9 year olds featuring Paddington Bear! We will be learning about child evacuees from the Second World War and discovering what is inside Paddington’s suitcase! All you need is some paper and a pencil/pen. Aimed at First & Second Level learners. Originally broadcast on Friday 8th May 2020 – 75th Anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day).

https://www.facebook.com/180375992064/videos/229803581642553

           Paddington’s Suitcase Song Lyrics

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Live Lesson 2: St. Valery Live Lesson: ‘The 51st are off to France! Are you coming?’

Got your bunnet? Check. Kilt? Check. Lockdown in a prison camp for five years? Check. Join the gang of the 51st Highland Division in 1940 as they travel together to France and face the toughest times of their lives. Surrender. Escape. Capture. How did they all get through it? Friendship and determination. Aimed at Second Level learners. Originally broadcast on 12th June 2020 – 80th Anniversary of St. Valery.

https://www.facebook.com/180375992064/videos/315568902940194

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Live Lesson 3: VJ Day Discovery Box Live Lesson

Bringing the war in the Far East to life through a handful of objects. Dark, incredible and jaw-dropping histories will be unearthed. A good introductory lesson for Senior Level learners, as well as those with an interest in this extraordinary and sometimes forgotten conflict. Originally broadcast on 17th August 2020 for 75th Anniversary of VJ Day (Victory in Japan Day).

https://www.facebook.com/180375992064/videos/292291258732703

Poppyscotland is proud to be able to provide a range of resources for schools to join in with the commemorations and celebrations of the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day in partnership with the Scottish Government, Legion Scotland and Education Scotland.

We hope these will give practitioners and learners lots of great ideas for how your school can enjoy making this important milestone.