Title: Ten Fun Ways to Study World War I - Cindy Downes
Headings: Ten Fun Ways to Study World War I
Ten Fun Ways to Study World War I
3. Learning about technology is another fun activity for kids.
4. Music and poetry can be useful for introducing younger children to difficult topics.

Content: For composition projects, read, view, and/or listen to diaries, letters, and scrapbooks written by people during World War I. Have your child pretend he is someone living during the time of World War I, and ask him to write a diary entry. • For composition projects, younger students might enjoy using World War I thematic writing paper . 9. Research World War I on the Internet: • Trenches on the Web is the best all-in-one reference resource for World War I. It includes biographies, documents, maps, photos, timelines, posters, and more. Bookmark this one, because you will want to refer to it often. • A brief explanation of the causes of World War I can be found at this website . • Using information found from this research, have your children create a picture timeline of major events, a poster, and maps of the Great War. 10. For more ideas, purchase hands-on, thematic units related to World War I. Here are two I recommend: