It's the centenary of World War I and Year 6 have been busy finding out about life in the trenches. We used a range of sources to find out more, including....
Silent war film footage - we imagined what sounds there might be if the film had a soundtrack.
Letters to families - we thought about how we would have felt if we had received the letters during the war.
Photographs - what might the soldiers be saying in the image? Does their body language give us any clues?
Research - we found out about many yucky things, including rats and Trench Foot!
How would you have felt being a soldier in the trenches?
we read some Wilfred Owen and Tom shared Dulce et decorum est. Very moving and poignant considering what is occurring in the world. Certainly not keen to tell excited children Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori (it is sweet and right to die for your country)
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