Anzac+Day



Commemoration is an act of community rememberence. Every year at an appointed time and place the people of a community gather together to jointly remember the service, sacrific and qualities of those who served and died in war. Ceremonies, with their special words, their set order of activities, and their symbols of commemoration, are repeated each year so the act and meaning of rememberence are handed down from generation to generation.


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 Develop and present a display on symbols of commemoration in the lead up to Anzac Day. You are to invite students from another local school via the Connected Classroom to visit your display. Your job is to tell your visitors about your display and explain meaning of the symbols of commemoration.

 The commemoration symbols inculed but are not limited to:

1.Poppy, Rosemary and Wreaths 2.Memorials 3.Flags and banners 4.Medal and awards 5.Silence and words

After class discussion on symbols, groups are decided upon and each group will choose a symbol of commemoration to research and develop a maximum of three slide presentation.

Your display should tell other people:
 * What the symbol is?
 * What does the symbol mean or represent?
 * How it is used?
 * How it makes people feel?

 Introductory Activities: these suggested activities can be completed in the lead-up to Anzac Day. This resource also contains a reading list of children's books with war and conflict themes. A printable page of weblinks for research about each commemorative symbol

Scaffolds VC organisation scaffold Research scaffold A research scaffold A fact and opinion scaffold

 Students are encouraged to present their information in a way that can easily be viewed through the use of brigit. This could include powerpoint, prezi, video, animation, and more.



 Here are some links to help find stimulus material: A list of books for class reading @http://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anzac/ @http://www1.curriculum.edu.au/rel/values/activities.php?catrelid=1835 @http://www.anzacday.org.au/education/afor/afor-00.html Online Book: A is for ANZACs

Disclaimer: These resources have been sourced from Webquest Commemorative Symbols upper primary, Australian Government, Dept of Veterans Affairs. Copyright: Commonwealth of Australia 2004. Copyright of the Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs. This material may be photocopied for educational purposes. Copies should include an appropriate acknowledgement.