The Animals’ War: History KS3 lesson plans
These lessons make use of a wide range of sources such as photographs, letters, historical documents and personal accounts. Many of these are sourced courtesy of the collections of the Imperial War Museum.
Lesson plans:
Lesson 1a: The role of animals in WWI
Lesson 1b: The role of animals in WWI
Lesson 2: What was the war like for horses during WWI?
Lesson 3: How significant was the role played by animals during WWI?
Lesson 4: The changing role of horses in WWI
Lesson 5: Animals and poisonous gas in WWI
Lesson 6: Canaries and tunnels in WWI
Lesson 7: Getting the message through
The lesson plans, along with their associated resources are available for download below.
- PowerPoint presentations can be downloaded here.
- Download contemporary personal accounts
- Download the historical documents (Relevant documents are already included in the resources downloads below)