May 17, 2017

Home Front Legacy Young Person’s Resources Launch

We are proud to announce the launch of our new action-packed resources for youth groups, schools and families; designed to inspire the next generation of archaeologists and encourage participation in the UK wide Home Front Legacy 1914-18 project.

Our resources include-

Illustrated Home Front Panoramas:

These panoramas by highly acclaimed cartoonist Dave Chisholm depict aspects of Home Front life on land, in the air and at sea. The buildings, military activity and people going about their day-to-day business are based on real places and events that formed part of the Home Front story.

Clue Cards, Historic photo cards, Character cards and Story cards:

These cards enable your group to research and investigate the First World War Home Front. They can be used with our illustrated Home Front panoramas to:

• discover the stories of people on the Home Front;
• investigate the vast array of sites that can be found;
• and learn about the many events that occurred during this period.

A suite of seven Session Plans:

These session plans, developed for primary teachers and group leaders, are designed to help you on your archaeological journey. The activities are designed to support the National Curriculums in England, Wales and Northern Ireland at Key Stage 2, and are suitable for pupils in Scotland following the broad general education phase of the Curriculum of Excellence. They are relevant for the KS2 ‘Local History Study’ in England and Wales, ‘The World Around Us’ at KS2 in Northern Ireland, and support experiences and outcomes in Social Studies at Levels 2-4 in the broad general education of the Curriculum for Excellence. The activities are also tailored for youth groups such as Young Archaeologists’ Clubs, Scouts and Guides.

Home Front Legacy Training Videos:

The Home Front Legacy team have joined forces with the Sheffield Young Archaeology Club and Archaeosoup, to commission and produce six films to showcase young people getting involved in practical archaeology, recording the Home Front.

These engaging films produced by young people, for young people set out to share the basics of site recording for the Home Front Legacy project.

Young Person’s Site Recording Guide:

Our eight part Site Recording Guide offers practical hints and tips for site recording. This guide can be used as a handout to support your classroom or field based sessions.

Accessing our resources:

These exciting resources are available on-line for free via our new ‘Home Front Legacy Explorers’ Headquarters’ and ‘Primary School Teacher or Group Leader Home Front Legacy area’ websites, hosted on the Young Archaeologists’ Club website.

 

Primary school teacher, youth group leaders and Young Archaeologists’ Club leaders should visit the ‘Primary School Teacher or Group Leader Home Front Legacy area’. This features guidance for running your own Home Front local studies sessions. Here you can find out how to use our wide range of resources by following our step-by-step walk-through guide.

If you are a budding archaeologist, visit the ‘Home Front Legacy Explorers’ Headquarters’. Here you will find many fun activities, videos and resources to get you involved in Home Front Legacy. There are also some hidden Top Secret missions for you to complete. Can you find them all?

You can find out more about our resources in the Home Front Legacy Resources Information Sheet