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Free Remembrance Day Wordsearch and Colouring Page
Free Remembrance Day Wordsearch and Colouring Page
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Two free printables to help you mark Remembrance Day this November.
The wordsearch introduces six key Remembrance words. The words run across and down only, so younger children can usually find them on their own, and it's a good way to start conversations about what each word means.
The “Lest We Forget” colouring page shows a First World War soldier and nurse framed by a wreath of poppies. It's lovely to have on the table while you talk about why people wear a poppy, or after a visit to your local war memorial, and it suits children of any primary age.
What's included (2 pages)
Wordsearch
Six key Remembrance words, running across and down only so younger children can manage it independently.
“Lest We Forget” colouring page
A First World War soldier and nurse framed by a wreath of poppies.
How to use it
Print both pages and have them on the table while you talk about why people wear a poppy, or after a visit to your local war memorial. The wordsearch works well as a way into conversations about what each word means.
National Curriculum links
History (Key Stage 1)
- Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally, commemorated through anniversaries.
- Using a wide vocabulary of everyday historical terms (memorial, wreath, remember).
Art and design (Key Stage 1)
- Using drawing and colour to develop and share ideas.
Want to teach Remembrance Day this year?
These two pages are taken from much bigger packs that do the teaching for you. Each one starts with a clear, illustrated fact file written by an experienced primary teacher, then gives your child activities that build real understanding, not just something to colour in. You don't need to research anything or plan a lesson. Print, read it together and go.
Remembrance Day Fact File and Activity Pack | KS 1 (6 A4 pages, ready to print)
A gentle, age-appropriate introduction to Remembrance Day, with simple, calm language that explains the poppy, the two-minute silence and memorials without going into more detail than young children are ready for. Six pages of activities including a fact file hunt, a thank-you card to design and write, picture and write, and the full wordsearch and colouring page.
See the pack · £2.00
Remembrance Day Fact File and Activity Pack | KS 2 (8 A4 pages, ready to print)
A detailed fact file covering the armistice, the Cenotaph, why poppies grew on the battlefields and who we remember from across the world. Children answer retrieval questions, complete a fill-in-the-blanks passage, tackle an 11-word wordsearch, create their own fact file from memory and explain Remembrance Day to a younger child. Includes a full answer sheet, so you can check their work in minutes.
See the pack · £2.00
In Flanders Fields Poetry Pack | KS 2 (9 A4 pages, ready to print)
A complete poetry study of the poem that made the poppy a symbol of Remembrance. Children read the poem in colour and black and white, answer comprehension questions, draw each verse, hunt for rhymes, translate the older language into modern English and write their own reply to the poem's message. Includes an answer sheet with guidance on the open questions, so you don't need to be a poetry expert to support them.
See the pack · £2.00Teaching more than one child? The KS1 and KS2 packs share the same structure, so siblings can learn about Remembrance Day side by side, each at their own level. Pair the KS2 pack with In Flanders Fields for a full week of Remembrance learning. Download your freebies above, then grab the full packs so you're ready for 11th November.