I have written several historical fiction books for children in wartime …
- First World War – Read Over the Line, Flyboy and Armistice Runner
- Second World War – Read Spitfire , D-Day Dog , After the War and Arctic Star
- 21st century Armed Forces – Typhoon, D-Day Dog
I have tried to explore a variety of roles across the Armed Forces:
Navy – Arctic Star
Army – Over the Line, Armistice Runner and The Last Try
the RAF – Flyboy, Spitfire, Typhoon and Rugby Academy
Reserves and the paratroopers – D-Day Dog
I have developed a range of school resources linked to these books. Here’s a short summary of what is available. All are free.
Assemblies – I have recorded several Remembrance Day films more here …https://tompalmer.co.uk/remembrance-day-2022/
First World War fiction posters.
https://tompalmer.co.uk/first-world-war-literacy-resources/
A guided reading pack based on Flyboy, the story of an Indian pilot who fought in RAF during WW1.
https://tompalmer.co.uk/wings-resources/
Playscripts for the classroom :
From Over the Line https://tompalmer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/over-the-line-playscripts.pdf
From Resist https://tompalmer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Resist-Playscript.pdf
Certificates for children who have finished reading Over the Line as part of a class read or individually. https://tompalmer.co.uk/reading-certificates/
Classroom history and literacy pack about The Last Try, the story of rugby league’s only winner of the Victoria Cross.
https://tompalmer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/The-Last-Try-educational-pack.pdf
More WW1 Literacy Resources are available from here:
- Be a Trench Runner memory challenge game for the school hall.
- Black out poetry sheets with instructions and certificates.
- 10 discussion points about war for Y5 to Y9.
- Book cover prediction sheets with questions encouraging the children to think about what a book might be about.
https://tompalmer.co.uk/first-world-war-literacy-resources/
More WW2 Literacy Resources are available from here:
- Downloadable posters.
- First chapters of all my historical fiction books.
- Videos about the settings of my books, filmed at the Somme and on the D-Day beaches.
https://tompalmer.co.uk/second-world-war-literacy-resources/
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