Lesson Planning

With so many people off fighting a war around the world, how did life at home change? Find out about the essential war work done at home, much of it by a new work force of women. Paint some propaganda posters urging people at home to help with the war effort.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To explore the different sources showing what life was like on the Home Front.
• To paint their own versions of First World War posters.

Children will:

• Explore sources about life on the Home Front.
• Improvise some scenarios on the Home Front to explore what life was like.
• Analyse First World War posters.
• Paint their own version of a First World War poster on a specific topic.