Remembrance Day was first observed in 1919 throughout the British Commonwealth. It was originally called “Armistice Day” to commemorate armistice agreement that ended the First World War on Monday, November 11th, 1918. A two-minute silence is held at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month to remember those who have died in any conflict.

Where can I read more? To find out more about Remembrance Day, you can visit the Royal British Legion website here.

Links to national resources: The British Legion has created a wealth of free teaching resources for KS1 – 5 for use by schools and families. All of the resources include lesson plans, bitesize activities and assemblies to support teachers and parents and are differentiated to provide both support and challenge. To access the resources, you follow the link here.

The National Literacy Trust have partnered with the Royal British Legion to create resources to support Remembrance teaching and learning in schools. You can access the resources here. The BBC teach website has a collection of teaching resources about Remembrance including assembly frameworks for primary schools and the history of World War One and World War Two for use in both primary and secondary schools. You can access the resources here.