How is Remembrance Day celebrated in the UK?

In this lesson, we will learn how Remembrance Day is celebrated in the UK. We will learn about Remembrance Sunday and you'll hear about some of the traditions that exist to commemorate those who lost their lives in the World Wars.

How is Remembrance Day celebrated in the UK?

In this lesson, we will learn how Remembrance Day is celebrated in the UK. We will learn about Remembrance Sunday and you'll hear about some of the traditions that exist to commemorate those who lost their lives in the World Wars.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Remembrance day is sometimes referred to as Armistice day. In the UK, people celebrate remembrance day on the second Sunday in November, and this is called Remembrance Sunday. This is the Sunday closest to Armistice day, which is always on the 11th November.
  2. There is a two minute silence at 11am on Remembrance Sunday.
  3. There are ceremonies at memorials/cenotaphs/churches.
  4. Why people wear poppies to commemorates those who died in both world wars.

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3 Questions

Q1.
When was World War I?
Correct answer: 1914 - 1918.
1939 - 1945.
Q2.
Not very many people died in these wars. True or false?
Correct answer: False.
True.
Q3.
What does 'commemorate' mean?
To forget something.
Correct answer: To mark an occasion and show respect for something that happened.

3 Questions

Q1.
What is an armistice?
When two sides cannot agree on something.
Correct answer: When two sides of a war agree to stop fighting.
Q2.
Remembrance Sunday is always on the ________ Sunday of November.
First.
Correct answer: Second.
Third.
Q3.
What is a cenotaph?
A field of poppies.
Correct answer: A public monument built in memory of people who have died.

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