What was life like in the trenches?

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Teachit Author
What was life like in the trenches?
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Modern World c. 1900-present: First World War and peace settlements
Resource type
Complete lesson
Concepts and methods
Using evidence

Students use a song and a range of contemporary cartoons to build their understanding of trench life and conditions. Comic and lighthearted sources allow students to appreciate some of the black humour of trench life. Each source is accompanied by structured questions to help students make inferences,  A postcard home task completes this fascinating lesson.

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20/03/2020

I used this excellent resource as part of a set of lessons based around Over the Line by Tom Palmer to help my students to understand more about life in the trenches.

Beverley Newbold

26/11/2017

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