Imaginative Learning Project
Pharaohs
2016-2017
Year Group:5/6
No. of children: 19 Term: Aut 1
No.of weeks: 7 Teacher: C. Wetton
Knowledge of the World
Communication and Language
Locate the world’s countries
focussing on environmental
regions and key physical and
human characteristics of
countries. Consider the
reasoning for location man-made
structures such as the pyramids.
Hypothesize, speculate, imagine
and explore ideas and themes
around the Ancient Egyptians.
Read about how the Egyptians
lived, worked, celebrated and
passed on. Write narratives that
stretch the imagination of your
reader; inspired by the
Egyptians.
The Arts / Technology
Begin to master art and design
techniques and expand your
understanding of sculpture and
colour to create Ancient
Egyptian inspired masterpieces.
Use research to improve and
inspire your design and
experiments with tools and
products.
Let’s travel back 5000years to the
dusty realms of ancient Egypt.
Cruise along the Nile, entering the
world of curses, mysteries,
mummies and kings.
Find out about life on the river’s
fertile river banks, discovering
Egypt’s and its fascinating culture.
Unravel the secrets of ancient
tombs, using historical sources and
age old artefacts. Find out about
powerful pharaohs and grandiose
gods! Make yourself a nemes and
you’ll really look the part!
Become and apprentice and work
for Ramose; he’s the chief
embalmer at the Beautiful House.
Help him to prepare a body for its
journey into the afterlife. Now
open the doorway to Ancient
Egypt- who knows what treasures
you will find?
History
Learn about the achievements of
one of the greatest and earliest
civilisations. Compare and
contrast traditions and values
now and then. Explore the
intricacies of Ancient Egyptian
hierarchy and be in awe of their
understanding of the world.
ILP Curriculum Overview
English
Art & Design
Text type: Narrative and Explanations
Reading
Use relative clauses and parenthesis to add
additional information; punctuating accurately
using dashes, commas and brackets.
Make strong use of varied sentence types.
Use organisational and presentational devices to
structure the text and guide the reader.
Recognise vocabulary and structures that are
appropriate for the text type and audience.
Words ending in ible/able
Draw inferences such as
characters’ feelings, thoughts
and motives from their
actions, and justifying
inferences with evidence.
Making comparisons within
and across books.
Number and place value
Read, write, order and compare numbers up to 10,000,000 and determine the
values of each digit.
Round any whole number to a required degree of accuracy.
Written methods for the four operations
Use their knowledge of the order of operations to carry out calculations involving
the four operations.
Use the formal written method of addition, subtraction, multiplication and
division (dividing by 1 digit for year 5 and by 2 digits for year 6).
Science
*drawing detailed, colourful pictures of
amulets.
*creating ‘Sarcophagus’ using craft materials.
Find out about great artists and designers in
history by learning how to write like an
Egyptian using hieroglyphics.
Design & Technology
Mathematics
Describe the changes in humans as they develop into old
age. (5)
Compare everyday materials on the basis of their
properties. (5)
Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are
transported within animals. (6)
Explain that we see things because light travels in straight
lines into our eyes and the exploration of reflections. (6)
Improve their mastery of art and design
techniques by…
History
Learn about the achievements
of the earliest civilisations.
Create a timeline of the
civilisation, researching
explorers, Pharaohs, Gods and
key events.
Compare values and traditions
with those of today.
Designing and sculpting a canopic jar, making
links with research on ancient crafts.
Designing and building tombs and pyramids of
different sizes and using a range of materials.
Consider what made a good tomb/pyramid and
how your designs could be improved.
Modern Languages
All about me theme:
Listen attentively
Demonstrate my understanding by
speaking in sentences.
Physical Education
Once per week –progressive sports
Compose gymnastic sequences using a wide
range of movements.
Compare performances and demonstrate
improvements.
Computing
Use search technologies safely and effectively.
Design, write and debug programs that
accomplish specific goals; solve problems by
decomposing them into smaller parts.
Geography
Locate Egypt and the continent it is on using
maps.
Identify the human and physical features most
commonly associated with Egypt.
Identify the position of key Egyptian pyramids.
Begin to think about the features that would
have encouraged Egyptians to build in those
specific areas.
Consider the coastlines of Egypt and their
different qualities.
Music
Religious Education
Identify religious symbolism as expressed
through literature and the arts.
Compare modern religious artwork and
literature with the religious artefacts and
information we have gathered from secondary
sources about Egyptian religious beliefs.
SMSC
Explore student right and responsibilities
within the school. Discuss sharing
problems and revisit using the ‘confide’
button.
Learning Mission
Engage (3-5 days)
Develop (1-3 weeks)
Innovate (1-2 weeks)
Express (3-5 days)
Research and practical tasks
KWL grid
History- Explore the lifestyle of
the Egyptians including their
clothes and jewellery;
including the use of amulets.
Create an Egyptian time-lime
– referring to Carter’s
discovery.
Geography- locate Egypt.
Label significant human and
physical features.
Art and design- create
replicate jewellery and design
pyramids considering the
properties of materials and the
reflection of light (science).
Aquiring new skills and choosing
what they what to learn at greater
depth.
History-Follow independent lines of
enquiry. Create character profiles for
some of the most famous Gods using
a range of sources.
Geography- locate the locations of
different pyramids and consider the
reasoning behind this.
Science- investigate and explore the
process of preservation through your
own fair tests.
History- work in a group to teach
other groups about an aspect of
Ancient Egypt that we have not yet
covered (this could be the afterlife,
Pharaohs or even tombs (Select
organise and record relevant
information).
Follow the board.
Perform, present and reflect
History- You will use
everything you have learnt
during the topic to create
your own ‘pop up’ museum
which will help family and
friends learn more about the
Egyptians.
Best of British
Howard Carter- British Archaeologist
Comparisons drawn between British and Egyptian
Values and traditions.
Terry Deary- British author
Embalming practise
Research how to store organs
Create a canopic jar
Build a sarcophagus
Decorate the sarcophagus
Invite Ramose to view your work
Design an appropriate death mask for
the boy
Display the masks and have a class
vote to choose just one for him to
wear
Choose items for the boy to take to
the afterlife.
Art/ DT- artefacts created will
be show cased in the ‘pop up’
gallery.
PSHE-Consider what the
Ancient Egyptians
contributed to society. What
will your contribution be?
Key Texts
The red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
Secret of the Egyptian Curse by Scott Peters
Horrible Histories Awful Egyptians by Terry Deary