It has become a great legend of World War I. But what really happened when British and German troops emerged from their trenches that Christmas Day?
'Dearest mother, I have seen one of the most extraordinary sights...'
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text describes the events that led to WWI's Christmas Truce and the personal recounts of WWI soldiers .After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete...
It has become a great legend of World War I. But what really happened when British and German troops emerged from their trenches that Christmas Day?
It has become a great legend of World War I. But what really happened when British and German troops emerged from their trenches that Christmas Day?
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The Christmas Truce 1914 ( Lighting a cigarette ) By Søren Hawkes MA A wonderful print depicting one of the few 'Happy' moments of WW1, on Christmas day 1914 British & German soldiers met in 'No Man's Land' on Christmas Day near the town on Messines, Belgium ( this is where I live!) On Christmas Eve 1914 at Plugstreet Wood the German and British soldiers had some festive banter between the trenches, ( which in places were only 50\100 yards apart ) christmas carols between drifted over the area known as 'No Man's Land' On Christmas Day the Germans had placed small Christmas Trees and candles along their trench parapet and were seen by astonished British soldiers to be out of their trench unarmed milling around and talking/smoking. German and British soldiers met in no man's land and agreed upon a truce, initially to bury the dead, naturally the men were curious about one another so they shared smokes, buttons and addresses, the legend is that they even played football ( soccer to Americans ) The trenches were 450 miles long from the Swiss border to the Belgian coast, the Christmas Truce took place over 21 miles of trenches Professionally printed on superb quality paper with high end exhibition quality inks Hand Signed and a limited edition of 5000 Posted directly from the Artist studio in the WW1 battlefield town of Ypres, securely wrapped in acetate with card backing Free dedication service: if you would like a dedication to a WW1 relative or loved one please give the details at checkout My name is Søren I'm a British artist who has previously exhibited at the Royal Academy in London My artistic influences are Edward Ardizzonne, Rembrandt, William Orpen, Eric Kennington, Ivor Helle & Will Dyson My Family at war: My Gt uncle Pete Patrick Thomas Staunton 1st battalion The Welsh Regiment was killed on 20th February 1915 at The Bluff, near Hill60, he is listed on the Menin Gate Memorial to the missing His younger brother Pte Maurice Augustus Staunton My great grandfather was a 15 year old Lancashire Fusilier who served on the Somme 1916 & was dangerously wounded at Passchendaele in October 1917
Exactly a century ago, the men in the trenches heard something unusual: singing
WWI - The Christmas Truce was a time 5 months into World War 1 where German and British soldiers stopped fighting on Christmas.
Saying yes to teaching a spring vacation storytelling class was a "no brainer", as the kids say. I love helping kids discover their voice and the power of story..... Day One Four rotations will come to me over the course of the day. Each group will have a high school aged guide. They will stay with me for one hour, then move on to the next art offered in this Vacation Arts Experience sponsored by EastConn an educational service. www.eastconn.org I must introduce the stories and engage them in activities that bring them back wanting more. We need to get a story framework in their head in under an hour. A group arrives all the desks have stories on them in print, they all look alike from the door. We introduce ourselves around and mention a favorite story we have seen, heard, or read. They have 3 minutes to read the intro to the story." GET UP AND MOVE TO A NEW DESK AND STORY" We take several rotations and already a couple students are hugging a story not wanting to leave it. I allow them to keep what they have been attracted to. 4th desk, if they haven't found one I make some suggestions and share some books that might entice a student. Everyone has a story, now we can read through to the end. Project Time - Getting our Hands on the Stories This Play-Doh creation blew me away! This is the story of the Christmas Truce during WWI near Ypres, France. Note the German's Christmas tree, wounded soldier in "no mans land" and soldiers in trenches. 30 minutes, start to finish and he understood the story! Try this link to read a version of event: http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/christmastruce.htm While some students worked in Play-Doh others were making cut and paste murals from magazine pictures. On the second day they will switch and make the other project. Here a student with a finished mural tells a friend his story, this one tells of El Coqui the little frogs of Puerto Rico and the race where they earned their singing voice. Here is a link to the legend: http://voices.yahoo.com/el-coqui-native-frog-puerto-rico-5306039.html Here a student laid out her version of events from Chris Allsburg's " The Widow's Broom". http://www.amazon.com/The-Widows-Broom-Chris-Allsburg/dp/0395640512 Felt boards were used for other students who again tried a different hands on the story project on day 2. Come back soon or follow to find out about day 2 and day 3 of the Vacation Arts Experience/ Storytelling with Carolyn Stearns Storyteller. www.carolynstearnsstoryteller.com another post about story and education: http://www.carolynstearnsstoryteller.blogspot.com/2012/01/school-day-and-story-night.html
A letter home from The Great War describing the Christmas truce in the trenches of 1914.
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