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MediumTerm Year Group Planning Sheets

Subject: History

Topic: AncientEgyptians

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Term: Ac.Year:

Spring

Key LearningObjectives

Nat. Curr.History KS2 Study Unit 6: A past non-European society - AncientEgypt (Nat. Curr. refs. 6. a, b,). Children learn about the keyfeatures of Ancient Egypt and in particular:

  Keyfeatures, including the everyday lives of men andwomen;

 The use ofarcheology in finding out about people and society.

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Unit 1

Introduction toAncient Egypt. Map of Ancient Egypt compared to modern map. Upperand Lower Nile.

Study of map ofmodern day Egypt - cities/names/River Niles course. Study map ofAncient Egypt. Compare & contrast similarities and differences.Discuss source of Nile comes from. Discuss land height and howthis is shown. Children produce a map of Egypt showing landheight.

Modern atlas. Mapsof Ancient Egypt.

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Less able producea map with land height already shown and Egypts keyareas.

More able childrenproduce more detailed maps.

Childrendemonstrate through discussion and in the set activity that theyunderstand:

the differencesand similarities between the outline maps of modern and AncientEgypt;

the importance ofthe River Nile and any changes which may have occurred eg. AswanDam

land height andhow this is shown.

Geography: mapskills.

Unit 2

The role of theRiver Nile in Ancient Egypt: Egypt - the gift of theNile.

Children writeunder the heading What I have learned about the RiverNile.

Discuss themeaning of the quotation Egypt is the gift of the RiverNile.

Video of R. Nileand the flooding. Discuss main seasons of the year - flooding,planting and harvesting and its importance for life. Children writeabout the Nile based on key headings.

Landmarks BBCVideo: Ancient Egypt: The River Nile

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Differentiationmainly by outcome. Less able encouraged to recall key facts andmore able encouraged to write in a detailed, analyticalway.

Childrendemonstrate their understanding of the importance of the River Nileto Angient Egypt and an understanding of the yearly cycle of theflood. Children show they understand the rivers importance todayalso.

Geography - riverstudy & main river terms. ICT: children see a video about the RiverNile.

Unit 3

Irrigation ofcrops - different methods:

shaduf

sakia

waterchannels/gates

Review briefly therivers cycle. Look at methods of irrigation. Discuss how theyworked and write brief notes re. each.

Discuss why thesemethods of irrigation were necessary - notes also.

Ancient Egypt -text books

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Less able recallat least one method of irrigation. More able illustrate and writein detail about all the methods of irrigation used.

Childrendemonstrate their understanding of the reasons irrigation wasnecessary and of the 3 main methods of irrigation.

Linked with DesignTechnology - building of a shaduf using constructionkits.

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Unit 4

The Social Pyramidof Power: various roles in the community and theirimportance.

Read and discussthe Pyramid of Power - the jobs people did, the importance of thejob, how social status

Activity placingpeople on the social pyramid according to the importance of theirjobs.

Resource books.Diagram of Pyramid of Power.

Video - BBCLandmarks/ Channel 4 - Eureka.

Outline sheets ofpyramid and main jobs in Ancient Egypt.

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Less able areencouraged to recall those who would have held positions of power.More able encouraged to think about the reasons behind theimportance of some roles compared with others.

Children showtheir understanding of

the range of jobsin Ancient Egypt and

the importance ofsocial status in relation to job.

Children see avideo about the Social Pyramid of Power.

Unit 5

Mummification anddeath: The process of mummifying, reasons for doing so (theafterlife).

Watch videoshowing mummification and discuss,

Read outlinesheet

Using sheetshowing 6 main parts of the process - identify each picture andplace in the correct order, annotate same,

Review reasons foreach part of the process of mummification.

BBC Landmarksvideo

Resource books onAncient Egypt

Outline sheet of 6main parts of mummific-

ationprocess.

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More able areencouraged to recall reasons for mummification from the video &teaching input. More able are encouraged to show a detailedunderstanding of the reasons for and the steps involved inmummification.

Childrendemonstrate that they understand:

    the importance ofthe afterlife to Ancient Egyptians and

    the process ofmummification and

    the significanceof each step in the process.

Video showing theprocess of mummi-fication.

Unit 6

Canopic jars andtheir uses.

Review main partsof mummification and reasons for them,

Look at outline ofcanopic jars and discuss the lids of each jar and what itconveys,

Write about eachjar and discuss organ it contained.

Outline sheetshowing 4 canopic jars & their lids and the names ofgods/godd-

esses.

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More ableencouraged to recall one or more of the organs stored in thecanopic jars. More able encouraged to show a detailed recall ofcanopic jars, their contents and significance.

Childrendemonstrate that they understand:

the usage ofcanopic jars in the mummification process.

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Unit 7

The Sarcophagus:the various coffins, shrines, death mask, amulets.

Discussion re.what happens to body once mummified,

Look at resourcesto see design of sarcophagus and items placed inside it,

Draw an outline ofsarcophagus - base & lid,

Write about it inbase/cover design.

Early finishersthink about objects they would choose to take with them andwhy

Resource books onAncient Egypt, postcards etc. showing artefacts.

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Less able areencouraged to recall some features surrounding the AncientEgyptians process of laying their dead to rest. More ableencouraged to research and recall aspects in a more detailed waywith an understanding of the meanings of symbols andrituals.

Children show thatthey have an understanding of

the constructionof the sarcophagus and its importance in burial and entry toafterlife.

Topic links withart:

Children completestill life drawings of Egyptian foods using a variety ofmedia.

Unit 8

Tutankhamunstomb: its discovering and what we have learned from it. Childrenlearn about primary and secondary sources.

Question/answersession after watching video,

Look at outlinemap of tomb and its chambers,

Look at artefactsfound and discuss what we have learned about Ancient Egypt fromthem,

Complete beautifulthings sheet.

BBC/Channel 4videos,

resourcebooks/pictures of tomb and its discovery,

artefacts, outlinesheet.

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Less able recallsome key facts about Tutankhamun. More able are encouraged toresearch in detail and show their understanding of the significanceof Howard Carters discovery.

Childrendemonstrate that they understand:

  thesignificance of Tutankhamuns tomb and its findings and what itteaches us about Ancient Egypt;

  primary andsecondary sources and can give examples of each.

This unit linkswith Literacy non-fiction research, note-taking and writing up inyour own words. Children produce a booklet aboutTutankhamun.

Unit 9

Egyptian Houses.Teaching input on Egyptian houses. Children study a sheet showinga rich mans house and discuss what activities they think went onin the different rooms.

Children research,discuss and write about activities which went on in the differentrooms of an Egyptians house.

Resources sheets,books for research.

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Less able observethe more obvious and familiar activities depicted in each room.More able use research to find out about a wider range ofactivities, some of which may be unfamiliar.

Childrendemonstrate through their written work and participation indiscussions, their understanding of some aspects of Egyptianlife.

This topic linkswith our work in Literacy on note taking and researchskills.

Internet and videosources may be used for research.

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Unit 10

The Ancient Godsand Goddesses.

Look at anddiscuss the outline sheet of the gods and their purpose,

Pick out severalgods/goddesses, draw them in outline and write notes aboutthem.

Oultine sheetsshowing main gods/godd-

esses.

Resourcebooks.

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Less ableencouraged to recall one or more of the gods/goddesses. More ableencouraged to research and write about the Egyptian gods/goddessesin more detail.

Childrendemonstrate that they understand:

*               the importance ofthese gods and goddesses to the Ancient Egyptians.

Homeworkassignment:

Egyptian gods andgoddesses.