1 Part 1 History of the Poppy Remembrance

1 Part 1 History of the Poppy Remembrance & The First World War Qu: ‘Why do we need to remember events from so long ago? ’

Remembrance and the First World War This is a poppy. Aren’t poppies beautiful? Usually good things like flowers make us feel happy. We wear the poppy as a symbol to help us to remember something. Even at a terrible time flowers, can help us feel hope.

Remembrance and the First World War Between 1914– 1918 Britain was involved with a terrible war. It is called the First World War, or the Great War. During that war, a Canadian doctor called John Mc. Crae noticed the poppies growing on the battlefields. He wrote a poem about the poppies. This poem is now very famous. It is called In Flanders’ Fields.

In Flanders’ Fields by John Mc. Crae In Flanders’ fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. John Mc. Crae We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw the sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders’ Fields by John Mc. Crae Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders’ Fields.

Remembrance and the First World War The war to end all wars?

Remembrance and the First World War Because the poppy had grown on the battlefields of Western Europe where so many men had fought and inspired by John Mc. Crae’s poem, the poppy was adopted as the symbol of Remembrance.

Remembrance and the First World War People have been wearing a poppy every November for over 100 years – isn’t it good that you are helping to keep alive a belief in hope after so many years?

Remembrance and the First World War This week we will learn about the importance of Remembrance. We will learn about what people remember when they wear the poppy and how important it is to remember the wars and the people who fought in them. We will help keep their memory and that message going from generation to generation.

Remembrance and the First World War Reflection & The Work of Poppyscotland Click on the link below to watch a short animated film about how the poppy became a symbol of the First World War and how it poppy continues to help thousands of ex-service personnel and their families each year through the work of Poppyscotland. The Poppy - Paper Animation - (4 mins, 30 sec) http: //learning. poppyscotland. org. uk/resource/poppy-paper-animation/ (9 years and over)

Remembrance and the First World War Optional Suggested Poem or prayer, Lament of the Fallen by S J Robinson or The Digger by Dundee poet Hamish Mann, who was killed at the Battle of Arras in April 1917, five days after his 21 st birthday. The Digger, by Hamish Mann He was digging, digging with his little pick and spade, And when the Dawn was rising it was trenches that he made; But when the day was over and the sun was sinking red, – He was digging little Homes of Rest for comrades who