They made trenches and an aerodrome to play. When they were adults, they have to fight during WWI ... In this activity, your KS1 and KS2 class will look at the word bank and label the diagram of the WWI soldier.

Martin and I have shared stories handed down from our grandparents and stories which fascinate children of all ages today. This is what inspired us. We wanted to contribute to the centenary in the best way we know how.’Hilary says, “ My great uncle died on the tenth day of the Battle of the Somme in 1916 - his body was never found, but his sacrifice is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing Of The Somme. Martin and I have shared stories handed down from our grandparents and stories which fascinate children of all ages today. This is what inspired us. We wanted to contribute to the centenary in the best way we know how.” To mark the centenary of the start of the First World War one of the UK’s top creative teams, Hilary Robinson and Martin Impey, have dedicated their new book Where The Poppies Now Grow to their great uncles who fell at the Somme. His grave was unknown to the family until I researched him about 15 years ago. It was an incredibly moving experience to visit the cemetery and be the first member of our family to lay a wreath of poppies on his grave since 1916.’ Information books and stories appropriate for KS1 about WW1 and Remembrance Day, e.g. Beginning History Remembrance Day by Liz Gogerly The story, specially written for young children, is a work of fiction and, in homage to the war poets, has been written in rhyme. Through the words and the pictures we have tried to recreate the sense of duty and pride of the time and to celebrate the human condition. That, no matter what, friendship is a more powerful force than conflict.

To mark the centenary of the start of the First World War one of the UK’s top creative teams, Hilary Robinson and Martin Impey, have dedicated their new book Where The Poppies Now Grow to their great uncles who fell at the Somme.When the boys are teenagers, the county is at war. They join the army to serve their King and country. They travel to the front lines to fight and are faced with the dangers of the battlefield and the terrible conditions in the trenches. Can their friendship help them through and will they ever return home to their families?