This topic includes poetry written by local men about the experience of war. From the archives a letter and photographs depict what life was like in the trenches. Photographs of munition workers and football players show how life changed for women.
Below are a series of learning resources created from documents held at Northumberland Archives. They include suggested activities from a range of subjects including STEM, arts and humanities.
Resources are available to download in Word and PDF format.
Suggested age groups: KS3, KS4, Lifelong Learners
Includes slogans about German atrocities.
Subject areas: History, Literacy, Art
Suggested age groups: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, Lifelong Learners
Keepsake picture of Royal Engineer, wife and children.
Subject areas: History, Literacy, Maths
Suggested age groups: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, Lifelong Learners
Series of pictures showing soldiers living in the trenches.
Subject areas: History, Literacy, Geography
Suggested age groups: KS3, KS4, Lifelong Learners
Letter from soldier about living in the trenches.
Subject areas: History, Literacy, Music
Suggested age groups: KS2, KS3, KS4, Lifelong Learners
War poetry—three poems written from the point of view of a soldier at the front
Subject areas: History, Literacy, Art, Music
War poetry—three poems linking the trenches with home.
Subject areas: History, Literacy, Art, Music
Suggested age groups: KS3, KS4, Lifelong Learners
Poem about the sinking of the Lusitania.
Subject areas: History, Literacy, Art
Suggested age groups: KS2, KS3, KS4, Lifelong Learners
Poem about winning of the Victoria Cross.
Subject areas: History, Literacy, Art, Music
Suggested age groups: KS2, KS3, KS4, Lifelong Learners
Poem about the bombing of Hartlepool.
Subject areas: History, Literacy, Geography, Art
Suggested age groups: KS2, KS3, KS4, Lifelong Learners
Part of the poem “The Old and the Bold” by Sir Henry Newbold.
Subject areas: History, Literacy, Art
Pictures of women who made bombs during the war.
Subject areas: History, Literacy, Biology, Art
Suggested age groups: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, Lifelong Learners
Pictures of women’s football teams.
Subject areas: Literacy, Citizenship, Physical Education
Suggested age groups: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, Lifelong Learners
Pictures of women who volunteered with Saint John’s Ambulance Brigade.
Subject areas: History, Literacy, Art
Suggested age groups: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, lifelong learners
Pictures of women who volunteered to work in agriculture.
Subject areas: History, Literacy, Geography, Art & Design
Suggested age groups: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, lifelong learners
Ration cards and coupons used to buy goods during the war.
Subject areas: History, Maths, Literacy, Biology, Citizenship, Cookery, Art