The First World War - The Imperial War Museum

On Saturday, on Richard's recommendation, I went to visit the Imperial War Museum in London to see the First World War exhibitions, which were both interesting and insightful. They provided me with lots of photos and resources for teaching this topic in school. The Imperial War museum would also be a good place to visit on a school trip as it would help to enhance the students studies.

Gift Shop:

In the gift shop I bought some replicas of First World War documents and some postcards depiciting comtempoary pictures which could be useful as teaching aids:

Trading Cards

Train Ticket

Instructions to Civillian population in event of enemy attack (Useful in teaching the Home Front)

Rationing (Useful in teaching the Home Front)

Newspaper Article

Medical Form

Information for new soldiers

Propaganda (Useful in teaching Home Front)

Propaganda

National Registration Booklet

National Registration Booklet

Patriotric Pledge given by Soldiers

Food Rationaing Booklet (Useful in Teaching Home Front)

Food Rationing Booklet

Food Rationing Booklet

Clothes Rationing Booklet (Useful in Teaching the Home Front)

Clothes Rationing Booklet

British troops go into action, Spring 1917

British troops in anti-phosgene masks manning a Vicker's machine gun on the Somme Front, July 1916

The Trench Experience:

A small section of the First World exhibition has been turned into a walk through trench experience. This would be a really good experience for students studying life in the trenches.

First World War displays:

(Useful in teaching the Home Front)

(Useful in teaching the USA entry to the war)

A Metal glove with a spike on the end - used by the Allies against the Germans in hand to hand combat.

Models of the trench layout - depicting No Man's Land, the Front Line, Support Trench, Reserve Trench, Communication Trench/s, Shells Holes, Barbrbed Wire etc.


Display of Recruitment Posters:

The Terrible Trenches:

Although this exhibition is aimed at ages slightly younger than students in year 9 and 10 it was still useful and interesting, providing a few photos while also being good fun.