Social Studies/Citizenship
Films (view all)
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A short film which follows a Primary 7 class as they tour Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory in Edinburgh, meeting some of the disabled ex-servicemen who hand-make the poppies and wreaths for the Scottish Poppy Appeal.
- 01:57:00
A short film to introduce Sowing the Poppy seed: Poppyscotland Learning.
- 0:15
A short paper animation that highlights the educational resources and materials available through Poppyscotland Learning.
- 03:14:00
A short and powerful film which starts in the fields of Flanders and follows a single poppy from its creation in Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory, through the fundraising process, finally meeting people who have benefited from the money raised.
- 15:43:00
A short documentary film covering all aspects of the history and current work of Poppyscotland as well as aspects of working in a charity or social enterprise.
- 04:32:00
A short documentary film detailing the experiences of one veteran who has been helped by Poppyscotland.
- 05:52:00
A short documentary film detailing the experiences of one veteran who has been helped by Poppyscotland.
- 05:38:00
An impressionistic short film featuring the often moving reminiscences of a group of veterans from a variety of service backgrounds.
- 07:20:00
Short promotional film made by Mat Durham for Poppyscotland in 2007. Mat was a 22-year old former soldier when he made the film, who had served three operational tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Learning Materials (view all)
PowerPoint presentation which can be used at school assemblies for Third Level students. The presentation is focused on why it is important for us to remember past conflicts and what remembrance means today.
- Curriculum Area:
- Social Studies
- Social Studies/Citizenship
- Suitable For Levels:
- Third Level
- Tagged With:
- Armistice
- Armistice Day
- Assembly
- Community
- Conflict
- Poppy Remembrance
- Remembrance
- War Memorials
The Scottish Poppy Appeal (Jack Alexander, 2011). Jack Alexander, author of McCrae’s Battalion, provides a comprehensive history of Poppyscotland.
- Curriculum Area:
- Language and Literacy
- Social Studies
- Social Studies/Citizenship
- Suitable For Levels:
- Second Level
- Third Level
- Fourth Level
- Senior Level
- Tagged With:
- Poppies
- Poppy
- Poppyscotland
- Remembrance
- Scottish Poppy Appeal
- The Earl Haig Fund Scotland
Poppy Paper Recycling Challenge. Learners are challenged to dream up new and exciting ways of creatively re-using off cut poppy paper (which can be obtained from the Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory via Poppyscotland). Teacher’s notes and students’ notes are combined into one accessible document which is easily to downloadable as a Word or PDF file.
- Curriculum Area:
- Expressive Arts
- Language and Literacy
- Sciences
- Social Studies/Citizenship
- Technologies
- Suitable For Levels:
- Third Level
- Tagged With:
- Citizenship
- Poppy
- Recycling