700K views · 4.3K reactions | Poppies is a beautiful 2 minute animation to help explain Remembrance & Armistice days to young children. ❤️ | CBeebies Parenting | Facebook

Remembrance Day is tomorrow. Start a discussion in class with these questions: ❓Key Stage 2: Ask the children to imagine what life may have been like for young men asked to fight in the First World War. How did their families cope without their fathers and brothers? ❓Key Stage 1: Ask the children whether they know why we wear poppies in November. Do they know what Remembrance Day or Remembrance Sunday is? ❓Foundation: Ask the children what they know about Poppy Day. What do they think the day is

This Remembrance Day — Tuesday, Nov. 11 — turn to CBC News on CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio One and CBCNews.ca for complete coverage of the ceremony from the National War Memorial in Ottawa. And wherever you are, let other Canadians know how you plan to pay your respects this year. Take a photo or make a short video and share it with us on social media, using the hashtag #HowIRemember. We will be watching for submissions on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Vine. You can also email

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2.4K views · 21 reactions | Horrible Histories' take on the WW1 Christmas Truce 1914 football match - when guns briefly fell silent and British and German troops had a fleeting bit of festive fun  | CBBC | Facebook