Held annually on April 25th ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance for those who have served in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. Services are held to honour those who helped and continue to help keep Australia a free nation. This activity does not take anything away from the solemnity that is ANZAC Day but provides a fun method for ensuring students know why they attend ANZAC Day services.
This activity is designed to be conducted with Year 5 or 6 students in the lead up to ANZAC Day and could be used as a stand-alone lesson or as an introduction or culmination to the ANZAC Day unit in the Teaching Resources Section of Learn From Play. It is designed to make researching fun for students while also fostering the ANZAC spirit of working together, fighting to win and not giving up in the face of adversity.
For this activity you will need a selection of non-fiction ANZAC Day texts and encyclopaedias or access to at least one computer per group with internet access, pens or pencils, paper and a method for recording team’s scores such as a white board and marker. Groups should ideally include 3 students to make sure everyone is contributing with questions differentiated as required to meet your student’s needs.