An Anzac Study

An Anzac Study

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Anzac Week Lest We Forget

Day One Day Two Day Three Day Four Day Five

They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not wear them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

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Anzac Daypgs 3-7; 10-11

Lighthouse Girl: p 1-27

The Donkey..Chap 1-7

Word Warspgs 8-11; 14-15

Lighthouse Girl: p 28-50The Donkey..Chap 8-14

Lighthouse Girl: p 51-70The Donkey..Chap 15-21

History Of AustraliaChap 21

Lighthouse Girl: p 71-98The Donkey..Chap 22-30

World Wars pgs 62-63

The Donkey..Chap 31-END

Lighthouse Girl: p 99-END

Define: RSL & Anzac

Research: Find out the history of the

poppy & it’s significance to

Anzac Day.

Define: Last Post & Cinematographer

Research: What is the significance of Rosemary & the

military, specifically Anzac?

Define: honor & Lest {lest we forget}

Research: What are the rules for

Non-military people wearing military

medals?

Define: Cenotaph & commemoration

Research: Find out the history of the

Anzac Biscuit, was it really sent to the

trenches?

Define: Diggers

Final: Write about Anzac based on

what you’ve learned using no less then

150 words.

Locate & Mark:Turkey

Anzac CoveGallipoli

Flanders, France

Locate & Mark:Breaksea Island

Quinn’s PostShrapnel Valley

Locate & Mark:Lone Pine

Brighton BeachMonash Valley

Locate & Mark:Ari BruniKocadereGun Ridge

Locate & Mark:Plugge’s Plateau

Shell GreenNek

Science: Plant your poppy seeds today &

sketch what they look like.

Art: Read In Flanders Field & pick a poppy project to complete

Art: Make an illustrated timeline of the key events for the

ANZACS during WWI.

Science: Start Rosemary & sketch it

Art: Make your own WWI Medals today using clay. It may take several

days to harden the clay & finish this

project.

Art: Make Anzac Biscuits today.

Continue work on your timeline, medals, or try a second poppy

project.

Art: Try your hand at drawing a picture that means Anzac to you.

Or, perhaps you’d prefer to make a thank

you card to leave at the Anzac Memorial.

VIDEO:Watch “Anzac For Schools”

Link: WWI vs Modern Digger visual picture/

poster

VIDEO:Watch “History Of The

Poppies”

Art Link: Pinwheel Poppies or Poppy

Fields

LINK: The Real Anzac Biscuit

Story”& “Anzac Biscuits”

Links: Rosemary

Significance

Rosemary & Anzac

Link: Medal Information Via The RSL

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NOTES

Day One:

History: The Donkey Who Carried The Wounded is spaced out at the average pace of 7 chapters a day in order to finish it in one week. If you prefer a slower pace & wish to take longer with the Anzac study just slow down & read as much as suits you.

Geography:You can print a free world map at Mega Maps. (http://www.yourchildlearns.com/megamaps/print-world-maps.html) I’d suggest going with the one labeled World 1 which will give you Australia, Turkey, & France which are all labeled over the course of the week.

Many of the places suggested to be mapped are mentioned in the video on the 5th day. You’ll also have a beautiful visual tour of the areas. If you can’t find them to map, I wouldn’t stress too deeply. However, if you wish to at least get a glimpse of where these places are on a map The Gallipoli Relief Map may prove useful. (http://www.anzacs.org/gallipolimap1.html)

Science:Flanders Poppy Seeds are available for sale at The Seed Collection, (http://www.theseedcollection.com.au/) an Australian seed distributor. As of April 2015 they are currently on special for .30 marked down from their normal $1 price. They are also giving away a free pack with every order placed.

The information for sowing & germination is directly on the website from The Seed Collection. While your child can sketch their seed each day it would quickly become monotonous, I’d suggest a weekly, bi-weekly, or even monthly schedule on the provided notebooking page.

The provided Video Link on the scheduled page can also be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGr5orzDoYw. Please note that the video discusses the entire history of the poppy from a Canadian perspective, but the majority of the information included is relevant even to Australians.

Art:There are 2 poppy craft links provided for day one. Both links, like all links in this study, can easily be located at: https://www.pinterest.com/AussiePnknPatch/history-anzac/.

The Pinwheel Poppies should be a fairly simple project, where as the Poppy Field, while beautiful, will take considerably more time.

You can find a copy of In Flanders Field at the Australian Army Site for reading: http://www.army.gov.au/Our-history/Traditions/In-Flanders-Fields

Or you can listen to this beautiful narrative on YouTube. This video has pictures of WWI & you may wish to preview prior to letting your children view it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e4jqTF6aks

Language Arts:There is a different research question or topic given over the course of 4 days with the objective that the child will do the research & write about what they discover. How much your child writes is completely up to you as you know your child best.

Day 2:

Language Arts:Rosemary Links:https://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/customs/rosemary/

http://www.cwl.nsw.gov.au/2010/04/23/anzac-day-and-meaning-of-rosemary/

Art:If you need some help deciding which dates you want to include in the illustrated timeline, perhaps the timeline listed at the Anzac Site may help: http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/5environment/timelines/100-events-gallipoli-campaign/august-december-1914.html.

ScienceWhile you could by Rosemary seeds & start them from scratch another option is to obtain a fresh sprig of Rosemary from your local Veggie

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Shed & put it in a cup of water. Once roots began to grow from the sprig transfer it to a small pot. Again, sketching daily will most likely become tiresome, a once off sketch until the roots begin to grow might be best. Encourage your student to look for Rosemary around your Anzac Memorial.

Day 3:

Language Arts:RSL Medal Link: http://www.rsl.org.au/Our-Services/Medals/The-Wearing-of-Medals-and-Decorations

Art:Medal Link: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/66/4b/e0/664be0ec315346afb15945c546974fd4.jpg

Unfortunately all I could find was the lovely picture, but most children can take an idea & make it so wholly their own they won’t really need anything more then the photo for inspiration.

However, if anyone would like a little more inspiration here’s a link from the Anzac Day Organization showing what the Australian medals from WWI looked like:http://www.anzacday.org.au/education/medals/general/ww1.html

Day 4:

Language Arts:Anzac Biscuit Links: http://www.anzacday.org.au/miscellaneous/bikkies.html

http://www.armymuseum.co.nz/kiwis-at-war/did-you-know/the-anzac-biscuit/

The information provided shows 2 semi-differing perspectives. One from Australia & one from New Zealand. When your student writes about their research it might be fun for the older student to write about both perspectives & a conclusion as to which they agree with & why. The younger student may only wish to write about the Anzac biscuit as they know it. Again, as their parent/teacher you’ll know their abilities & limitations.

NOTES

Art:Most families all ready have a readily available recipe for Anzac biscuits that their own families turn to time & time again. However, if you’re looking for a recipe to try yourself we’ve got you covered, you’ll find a typical recipe in the first link provided this week under Language Arts.

Day 3:

Language Arts:RSL Medal Link: http://www.rsl.org.au/Our-Services/Medals/The-Wearing-of-Medals-and-Decorations

Art:Medal Link: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/66/4b/e0/664be0ec315346afb15945c546974fd4.jpg

Unfortunately all I could find was the lovely picture, but most children can take an idea & make it so wholly their own they won’t really need anything more then the photo for inspiration.

However, if anyone would like a little more inspiration here’s a link from the Anzac Day Organization showing what the Australian medals from WWI looked like:http://www.anzacday.org.au/education/medals/general/ww1.html

Day 5:

Language Arts: If your student isn’t capable of 150 words feel free to change the required amount. If you’re curious how on earth you’ll count the words, I’d suggest having your student type their paper. Most Word Processing programs have a word count function built within.

If you’re student is struggling with this assignment try asking questions to help guide them along in their process. Often once they get started with the project the words will come easier.

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Perhaps writing about Anzac as though they were describing it to a PenPal in another country would help. Or even as though they were writing a letter home from the front lines.

Inspiration Questions:

What was the most interesting thing you learned this week?Did you learn anything new?If you could go to Gallipoli what would you most want to see?If you were a young soldier writing home during WWI what would you tell your family?What questions would you ask if you were writing to a Digger?

The included picture that compares Diggers from WW1 with Modern Diggers may be of interest to some student. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/85/e6/83/85e6839f4ac7490f8e7f66335e963376.jpg

Art:If your student is up to it, they may like to write a thank you card to leave at the Anzac Memorial this Anzac Day. The gifts & cards are taken to the local RSLs, & their card might just brighten someone else’s day.

Video Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAx3QfZVPIQ The video in todays link is just beautifully done. It’ll be well worth the time, if you have it, to view it with your children. The video is put together by two Australian’s who made the trip to Gallipoli & share the various battle points & what unfolded there. They compare pictures from 1914-1915 with what they see now.

NOTES

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In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lieIn Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields.

Anzac Resources:Anzac Day Activity BookletSimpson Art ProjectSlouch Hat Art ProjectFingerprint Poppy Art ProjectAnzac Centenary InformationThe Poppy Lady -- YouTubeAnzac Day Writing PromptA simpler Medal Art ProjectCanberra War Memorials

Books Used In This Study:All the books I choose for this study are books we all ready owned, however most were readily available in the Tasmanian State Library, so perhaps your’s will have them too. Books not available in the Tassie State Library are marked with an asterisk.

*Usborne’s The World WarsLighthouse Girl*Anzac DayThe Donkey Who Carried The WoundedThe Ashton Scholastic History Of Australia

Additional Resources

How To Use This StudyAt the time of writing this simple study it marks the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli & I didn’t want to pass by the opportunity to do a simple study of Anzac with my children.

I used the resources available to me on my own shelves & combined them together to make, what we hope, will be a full & rich week of learning.

I have included the schedule we’ll be using which has one blank line across the top. I’ve intentionally left that open so I can add another subject like Bible to our planning sheet, but perhaps you’d prefer to slip something else in there.

I’ve also included an entirely blank sheet incase the resources you have in your home, or access to at your local library, are different then mine.

Included in this study are also pages for recording the definitions of words. The lines to write on are known as Handwriting Without Tears lines, which my children are very familiar with. I’ve included a second one with no lines for those who may wish to use a different method.

The sketching pages for the Poppy & Rosemary science days are also included. There are a total of 12 empty boxes to use as you desire. Keep in mind that it will take 140 days for your poppy seeds to go from seed to flowering if you use the traditional Flanders Field Poppy seeds. That’s roughly 20 weeks, so you may wish to do a Day 1 drawing then bi-weekly or perhaps even only monthly. The choice is totally up to you!

There really is no right or wrong way to go about it!

Feel free to share at will, but please do not sell this study.

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Anzac Week Lest We Forget

Day One Day Two Day Three Day Four Day Five

...At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

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Anzac C Definitions

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Anzac C Definitions

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Poppy Sketching

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Rosemary Sketches

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My Anzac Timeline

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4 August 1914 13-14 April 1914 25 April 1915

29 April 1915

England declares war on Germany.

Anzac officers study the coast of Gallipoli to choose landing sites

The Anzacs land in Gallipoli in ships

The first hospital ship, carrying 548 wounded soldiers, from Gallipoli arrives in Egypt. 14 are all ready dead.

4:00am

1914-1915

6 August 1915

The Battle of Lone Pine Begins where 7 soldiers are awarded the Victoria Cross Medals..

My Anzac Timeline

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19 May 1915

John Simpson Kirkpatrick is killed.

19 May 1915

Corporal Albert Jacka is the first Australian to

1915win the Victoria Cross in WWI. 22 May 1915

Discussions begin for a truce so both sides can burry the dead.

24 May 1915

TRUCEA 1 day truce is declared so that the Turkish & Anzacs can bury their dead..

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7 August 1915

The Battle of the Nek begins. Many Soldiers of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade do not survive this battle.

27 November 1915

A severe storm blows in with a blizzard & lasts for 3 days..

My Anzac Timeline

4:30am 12 August 1915

The Battle Of Lone Pine Ends..

24 November 1915

The 72-hour-long Silent Stunt begins...

1915

My Anzac Timeline

25 April 1990

Fifty-Nine Anzac Gallipoli veterans returned to Gallipoli for the 75th anniversary of the

My Anzac Timeline

17 May 2002

The last surviving Anzac, Alec Campbell, dies at 103 years of age.

1915-2015landing at Anzac Cove

75th

9 December 1915

Anzacs begin to leave Gallipoli...

25

Marks the 100th Anniversary

Gallipoli..

April 2015

of the landing at

100th