The Old Fashioned First World War Colouring Book

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This WWI soldier colouring sheet is going to be a great addition to your World War I history lessons. Our colouring sheets are engaging, enjoyable and also improve a host of skills too! Round off a day of learning with this colouring sheet to end the school day on a peaceful note.

Using the Countries of the Alliances worksheet, come up with a colour key for each group of countries with your child. Eventually, all of the armed forces across Europe mobilized with Serbia, Russia, France, the British Empire, and the United States on the allied side. On the opposing side were Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. Firstly, those all important fine motor skills are going to improve through this resource. Fine motor skills recruit all the little muscles in our fingers, wrists, and hands to work together to do certain tasks. Tasks like doing up buttons or writing require these skills, and it's important they are developed at a young age. Most of us are familiar with the recognisable red poppy of remembrance. But there are other poppy colours too, with slightly different meanings. So what do the different colours signify?

The war began because Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated! He was the heir to the throne of Austria and Hungary. Their colour recognition is really going to improve doing this activity. They’ll become familiar with a range of colours, learning their names, and learning how they do, and don't work together! This is really important for a child’s development. When Britain first went to war in 1914, their army was small compared to the armies of France, Germany and Russia. Mosquito nets - death by disease was pretty high before World War I, mosquito nets helped stop the spread of malaria amongst soldiers.

Your child’s colour recognition will also improve with this resource. They’ll start to learn what different colours there are and how they work well with each other. A list of items soldiers kept in the trenches Alternatively, if you're looking for more resources related to soldiers and the army, then we have this selection of resources that will make a good addition to lesson plans related to this topic: Learn about platform shoes, disco, the beginning of Star Wars and more with this 1970s for kids ReaderBy using colouring pencils with this resource, and staying between the lines of the illustration, your child’s fine motor skills will improve in no time! By using our World War 1 Worksheets, students will review the countries of the Alliances and then complete the First World War Coloring Map using their fine motor skills.

By doing our WWI tank British mark V colouring sheet activity, your child will be able to improve a host of skills in the process! Learn about Ancient Egypt Activities, crafts, lessons, worksheets, ancient egypt free printables, and more! Trenches were dug in zigzag patterns and were around one to two meters wide and three meters deep. They contained many paths for soldiers to move around in. They were reinforced with sandbags and had a barbed wire fence at the top. Living in trenches was very hard on the soldiers. They had to deal with extremely cold temperatures that often caused them to lose fingers or toes to frostbite. With bad weather came flooding, which would make the trenches boggy and hard to move around in.Trenches were also riddled with pests such as rats and lice as well as disease such as Trench Fever and Trench Foot. This meant that healthy men between the ages of 18 and 41 had to join the army, whether they wanted to or not. Colouring requires kids to use a selection of pens, pencils, crayons, or whatever other creative tools they can think of! Whether they realise it or not, they'll be practising decision-making while they create their colouring pictures.

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If you enjoyed this resource and would like to explore some similar options to use in future lessons, we’ve got you covered! We would recommend the following resources: Help children learn about the great country of the United States with these free printables and resources: WWI Gas Mask Colouring Sheet - let your class customise their own gas mask design with this resource. Red - Remembers those who lost their lives during World War I and the conflicts that followed. Represents remembrance and hope. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Russia joined Serbia and Germany declared war on Russia to join up with Austria-Hungary. France, in support of Russia, was therefore in support of Serbia and Great Britain, in support of France, was therefore also in support of Serbia.