First World War Resources

Here you will find our First World War educational resource, along with helpful lesson plans covering a broad range of topics, a fun quiz to use with the resource, and tips on getting started with producing poetry and art.

We also want to hear from you and the young people you work with or support. You can help shape the future of Never Such Innocence by filling in this worksheet:

The Future of Never Such Innocence - our questions for young people

After the centenary has ended we will be continuing our work in 2019 and beyond, engaging children and young people with commemorating our shared history and heritage. We will be developing our activities with children and young people as our highest priority, and want to hear their views!

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First World War Resource

Our resource provides a child-friendly journey through the First World War. We have worked with Embassies, High Commissions and historians internationally to offer multiple perspectives on the War, including country and regional profiles on Africa, Canada, Ireland, Germany, the Middle East, Russia and South Asia.

The resource was updated year-on-year to coincide with the launch of each Centenary Competition and includes a variety of topics such as the Salonika Campaign, the role of Sports in the War, the War in the Skies, Advancements in Medicine, and Music in the First World War. The resource may be downloaded in full via the following link:

Fourth edition resource - PDF

Video by Eda Zorbozan

Football during the First World War - Lesson Plan

Football was a force for unity one hundred years ago as men on the frontlines played together with friends and foe, and women and girls took to the field in unprecedented numbers. Use this lesson plan alongside the First World War Resource resource to learn more about the role of sport during the First World War.

Lesson Plan - PDF

Poetry in the First World War - Lesson Plan and Teacher's Presentation

Use this lesson plan and presentation alongside the poems in the First World War resource to help students write their own.

Together: a UK-German Centenary Project

Help your students take create work on the themes of the Together project using this lesson plan and presentation alongside the First World War resource. You can view the winners of Together here.

Lesson Plan - PDF

Peace and Homecoming - Lesson Plan and Teacher's Presentation

Help your students learn about the journey to peace using this lesson plan and presentation alongside the First World War resource.

Personal Stories of the First World War - Lesson Plan and Teacher's Presentation

Learn about some of the inspirational individuals of the First World War using this lesson plan and presentation alongside the First World War resource.

The War in the Skies - Lesson Plan and Teacher's Presentation

As the world's first independent air force turns 100, learn about the War in the Skies and how the Royal Air Force were formed during the First World War using this lesson plan and presentation alongside the First World War resource.

Conscientious Objectors - Lesson Plan and Teacher's Presentation

Use this lesson plan and presentation alongside the First World War resource to explore different objections and protests during the First World War.

A New Kind of Warfare & Wartime Work - Lesson Plan and Teacher's Presentation

Use this lesson plan and presentation alongside the First World Warresource to explore the technological changes that occurred during the First World War to create a New Kind of Warfare, and the workers who produced new weapons.