2. Why We Remember Them
• Remembrance Day is a
special day in November.
• People wear a special
symbol called a poppy.
• On Remembrance Day we
remember people who
have suffered and died in
wars
3. Why We Remember Them
• One way to find out about
people who died in wars is
to visit the war memorial.
• There are names
inscribed on the memorial
of all the people who died
in the World Wars from
our area.
4. The First World War
• The First World War began in 1914
• Millions of men joined the army and went to fight in the war
• The conditions were terrible
5. The First World War
• Many Soldiers did not sleep for days at a time.
• They were tired, hungry and lonely
6. Women who Helped
• Many nurses went
to the battlefields to
care for the soldiers
who were injured.
• Many soldiers and
nurses were killed in
the war.
7. The End of the First War
• War ended at 11 0’ clock in the morning on 11th
November 1918
• Later on, people held street parties to celebrate the
end of the conflict
8. Why do We wear Poppies
on Remembrance Day?
• The paper poppies we wear on Remembrance day are
like the real poppies that grew in the battlefields of the
First World War
• Real poppies are a beautiful bright red – but they soon
die
9. Why We Remember Them
• After the battle of Somme in the First World War
Soldiers returned to see the trenches covered in bright
red poppies
• This is why the red poppy became the symbol to
remind of those who have gone
10. Why We Remember Them
• Do you know if someone from your family was a child in the
Second World War?
• Your Great Grandparents may have been evacuated to safer
places. Many children from the cities were sent to the
countryside for their protection.
• How do you think they felt, leaving their home & family behind.
11. Why We Remember Them Today
• On Remembrance Day people go to a ceremony at
their war memorial.
• If you are members of the Badgers, Brownies or Cubs
you may attend the memorial service.
• The Queen lays a poppy wreath at the London
Cenotaph. She is joined by other members of the
12. Two Minutes Silence
To Remember
• At 11 0’ clock on the 11th
day of the 11th
month people
stay silent for two minutes to remember.
13. Why you Should Wear your
Poppy with Pride
• Now you have found out about
Remembrance Day
• You know how important the symbol of the
poppy is
• Wear your poppy with pride!
