There is no set way to learn from archives – that’s what makes them so fun! Please use the information provided in any way you like, however if you are looking for some structured activities or ideas, we have provided some for you here.
Pre-Prepared Activities
Below are links to pre-prepared activities. You can print these out or use them as a template to create your own activities.
Poppies Colouring
Colour in this picture of poppies. Poppies are used as a symbol of remembrance.
Blank Postcard
Soldiers common sent postcards home to their families. Use this template to write your own.
World War One Wordsearch
Search for war related words
Coming Home
Highland Archive service was one of many organisations to take part in the ‘Coming Home’ project, which looked at the end of WWI. These activities are part of this project. More information about Coming Home can be found here.
Create Your Own – Crofter
Colour in this wartime crofter and learn facts about her life
Create Your Own – Entertainer
Colour in this wartime entertainer and learn facts about her life
Create Your Own – First Aider
Colour in this wartime first aider (and her motorbike!) and learn facts about her life
Carrie Cruickshank
Read about Carrie’s experiences during the war
Mhairi Chisholm
Read about Mhairi’s experiences during the war
Mary MacLeod
Read this fictional account of real events in Raasay and Rona during WWI
Other Ideas
- Have a look at this WWI resource pack where there are extra activities! (Link to WWI pack already on website)
- Imagine you’ve just been told that you’re going off to fight. Write a diary entry about how you might feel. Scared? Excited? Worried about the family you’re leaving behind? Think about all of the people it would affect – your friends, your family, the friends you might be about to make, the enemies you might be about to make.
- Almost everyone has an ancestor who served in World War One. See if you can learn about someone in your family who lived through the war.
- There was a lot of poetry written during World War One. Have a look for some online, or try and write your own poem about living through a difficult, scary and unusual time.
