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...work on the Home Front. They can feel the weight of the gas mask and smell the stifling warmth of the mask on their face. This gives them a depth of understanding that nothing else could. For the moment they are connecting with the sensations and physical feelings of a wartime child. This richness and immediacy of experience can be applied across the curriculum and with...

...worked example of document analysis provided...Session 1: Origins of the First World War: 1 Why did we fight? - Some contemporaries had no idea why they were fighting in the First World War, as Harry Patch, Britain’s oldest surviving Tommy, recalled in his autobiography: By the time I was demobilised I was thoroughly disillusioned. I could never understand why my...

...work out their own rules as they go along, and find ways to live together without governments telling them what to do? Now start thinking more about what democracy is in Activity 1. Activity 1 The class needs to make a decision on an issue. Once the decision is made, everyone has to stick to it. Without prior discussion, ask pupils for ideas about how the decision ought...