CHILDREN at a Basingstoke school dedicated a week to learning about the First World War.

Pupils at Manor Field Infant School, in Haydn Road, Brighton Hill, spent a week learning what it was like to be a child during the war.

Activities during the week included poppy boards created using finger paints, research on why poppies are worn as a symbol of remembrance, and an exercise where children wrote a story about the events of the war that were read out to the rest of their class.

On the last day, pupils in Year 2 also took part in a workshop held by The Creative History Company.

It saw children learn about how people dressed in 1914, what their typical day entailed and pupils were able to explore artefacts from the period including some writing equipment.

Teacher Taryn Baptist said: “The children were really enthusiastic about the project.

“It was a really enjoyable and engaging project, and it was lovely to see the children so absorbed in their learning.”