Year 6 WW1 workshop at Leeds Discovery Centre
Year 6 went on a morning trip to Leeds Discovery Centre. The children took part in a workshop about WW1 and had the chance to look at lots of real primary sources of evidence such as a memorial penny, which was a bronze plaque. It was given to the relatives of every solider/sailor who died or went missing in action. It became know as ‘dead man’s penny.’ If you heard the thud as it dropped through your door, you would know you had lost someone at war. There were so many fascinating objects for the children to look at and find out about. After the workshop, Year 6 had a tour of the store room, which holds over 1 million historical objects. It was brilliant to do a history lesson off site and find out so much interesting information about WW1!
