Has anyone else's Year 1 child been taught WW1 as their main topic in class? I'm slightly appalled that DD, who doesn't even turn 6 till June, is going to spend six weeks focusing on something that surely is going to raise some very difficult questions. I realise they can draw poppies and talk about the Xmas Day Truce, etc. but it won't take much scratching beneath the surface to bring up some issues that, frankly, I'd rather she didn't have to confront just yet - the senseless killing of millions of young men and no remotely easy way to explain what it was for, even if she could understand the geopolitics. I just think 5/6 is too young and just because it's the centenary doesn't mean that they should be taught it in this way (I wouldn't necessarily object to them doing a couple of lessons on it, but this involves WW1 being the theme of all their learning for weeks on end.)
Anyway, my other question is how to make the best of this, unless there's a way of getting them to change the topic (slim chance, I'd have thought). DD is supposed to do her own research over the Easter holidays so any ideas about how to go about this in an age-appropriate way would be very much appreciated. I notice that the Imperial War Museum's schools programme only starts with KS2, so even they are not encouraging younger kids being taught this in school.