What we will learn and how: Topic: Ancient Greece
Launch activity/visit: Dress up day
Trip:
Tying it together: Gallery of work
Subject focus for the topic: History
Continuous objectives skills and knowledge for subject driver:
Toinvestigateandinterpretthepast
•Usesourcesofevidencetodeduceinformationaboutthepast.
•Selectsuitablesourcesofevidence,givingreasonsforchoices.
•Usesourcesofinformationtoformtestablehypothesesaboutthepast.
• Showanawarenessoftheconceptofpropagandaandhowhistoriansmustunderstandthesocialcontextofevidencestudied.
•Seekoutandanalyseawiderangeofevidenceinordertojustifyclaimsaboutthepast.
•Understandthatnosinglesourceofevidencegivesthefullanswertoquestionsaboutthepast.
Tobuildanoverviewofworldhistory
•Comparesomeofthetimesstudiedwiththoseoftheotherareasofinterestaroundtheworld.
•Describethesocial,ethnic,culturalorreligiousdiversityofpastsociety.
•Describethecharacteristicfeaturesofthepast,includingideas,beliefs,attitudesandexperiencesofmen,womenandchildren.
Tounderstandchronology
• Describethemainchangesinaperiodofhistory(usingtermssuchas:social,religious,political,technologicalandcultural).
•Understandtheconceptsofcontinuityandchangeovertime,representingthem,alongwithevidence,onatimeline.
•Usedatesandtermsaccuratelyindescribingevents.
• Identifyperiodsofrapidchangeinhistoryandcontrastthemwithtimesofrelativelylittlechange.
Tocommunicatehistorically
• Useappropriatehistoricalvocabularytocommunicate,including:dates,timeperiod,era,chronology,continuity,change,century,decade,legacy.
•Useliteracy,numeracyandcomputingskillstoanexceptionalstandardinordertocommunicateinformationaboutthepast.
•Useoriginalwaystopresentinformationandideas.
AreasofLearning-objectives
Asgeographers...
Toinvestigateplaces
•Identifyanddescribehowthephysicalfeaturesaffectthehumanactivitywithinalocation.
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Usearangeofgeographicalresourcestogivedetaileddescriptionsandopinionsof
thecharacteristicfeaturesofalocation.
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Nameandlocatesomeofthecountriesandcitiesoftheworldandtheiridentifying
humanandphysicalcharacteristics,includinghills,mountains,rivers,keytopographical
featuresandland-usepatterns;andunderstandhowsomeoftheseaspectshavechanged
overtime.
Toinvestigatepatterns
•Describehowcountriesandgeographicalregionsareinterconnectedandinterdependent(in
thepast)
Tocommunicategeographically
•humangeography,including:settlements,landuse,economicactivityincludingtradelinks,and
thedistributionofnaturalresourcesincludingenergy,food,minerals,andwatersupplies.
Asartists…
Todevelopideas
•Collectinformation,sketchesandresourcesandpresentideasimaginativelyinasketchbook.
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Commentonartworkswithafluentgraspofvisuallanguage.
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Usethequalitiesofmaterialstoenhanceideas.
Tomastertechniques
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Painting:Sketch(lightly)beforepaintingtocombinelineandcolour.
•Usethequalitiesofwatercolourpaintstocreatevisuallyinterestingpieces.
•Combinecolours,tonesandtintstoenhancethemoodofapiece.
•Usebrushtechniquesandthequalitiesofpainttocreatetexture.
•Developapersonalstyleofpainting,drawinguponideasfromotherartists.
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Collage-Useceramicmosaicmaterialsandtechniques.
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Mixtextures(roughandsmooth,plainandpatterned).
•Combinevisualandtactilequalities.
Totakeinspirationfromthegreats(classicandmodern)
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Showhowtheworkofthosestudiedwasinfluentialinbothsocietyandtootherartists.
•Createoriginalpiecesthatshowarangeofinfluencesandstyles.
Asdesigntechnologists(DT)...
Materials
Cutmaterialswithprecisionandrefinethefinishwithappropriatetools(suchassandingwood
aftercuttingoramoreprecisescissorcutafterroughlycuttingoutashape).
•Showanunderstandingofthequalitiesofmaterialstochooseappropriatetoolstocutand
shape(suchasthenatureoffabricmayrequiresharperscissorsthanwouldbeusedtocut
paper). Construction
Developarangeofpracticalskillstocreateproducts(suchascutting,drillingandscrewing,
nailing,gluing,fillingandsanding).
Aseffectivecodersandusersoftechnology…
Toconnect
Collaboratewithothersonlineonsitesapprovedandmoderatedbyteachers.
•Giveexamplesoftherisksofonlinecommunitiesanddemonstrateknowledge
ofhowtominimiseriskandreportproblems.
•Understandtheeffectofonlinecommentsandshowresponsibilityand
sensitivitywhenonline.
Asscientists…
Propertiesandchangesofmaterials(seeseparatescienceplanning)
Aslinguists…
SeeBCCSchemeofwork
Asmusicians..
Seemusicspecialistplan
Asglobalcitizens…
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Describeandunderstandothers’pointsofview(AncientGreeksociety)
Asphysicallyactivepeople…
Games
Chooseandcombinetechniquesingamesituations(running,throwing,
catching,passing,jumpingandkicking,etc.).
•Workalone,orwithteammatesinordertogainpointsorpossession.
•Strikeabowledorvolleyedballwithaccuracy.
•Choosethemostappropriatetacticsforagame.
•Upholdthespiritoffairplayandrespectinallcompetitivesituations.
•Leadotherswhencalleduponandactasagoodrolemodelwithinateam.
Asreligiousliteratepeople….
Tounderstandbeliefsandteachings
Explainhowsometeachingsandbeliefsaresharedbetweenreligions.
•Explainhowreligiousbeliefsshapethelivesofindividualsandcommunities.
Tounderstandpracticesandlifestyles
Explainthepracticesandlifestylesinvolvedinbelongingtoafaithcommunity.
•Compareandcontrastthelifestylesofdifferentfaithgroupsandgivereasonswhy
somewithinthesamefaithmayadoptdifferentlifestyles.
• Expresstheirownvaluesandremainrespectfulofthosewithdifferentvalues.
Activitiesfromourlearningobjectives–Howarewegoingtolearnit?
Ashistorianswearegoingto…Thinkingpointsfortopic:
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PlaceAncientGreeceonasimpletimeline
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Playatreasurehuntwherechildrenhavetocompletecutuppictureofapieceofevidence(archaeological/written/spoken)andsaywhatitrepresentsanditssignificanceashistoricalevidence.
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UsegalleryofpicturestodeterminetrueandfalsestatementsaboutAncientGreece.
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Makedeductionsandinformedspeculationwhenanalysingimagesonpots
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UsevisualaidsandcreatephysicalpyramidstounderstandAncientGreeksocietyandtheinfluenceofthelargeslavepopulation.
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Discussandanalysetheroleofwomenfrompicturesbyusingtentativelanguage(e.g.perhaps)toshowthatisdifficulttobecertain.
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DiscussthedistinctionbetweenlifeinAthensandSpartaforbothmenandwomen
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UnderstandandshowonatimelinethegoldenageofAthens
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SolveahistorymysterytoexplainhowAthenscouldbeatPersiaattheBattleofMarathon
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UnderstandtheimportanceofGreekSeaPower
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ExplorehowC5thBCAthenswasatimeofmassivegrowthinnewideasandwayofthinking.Focusonphilosophersandideassuchasdemocracy.
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ArticulatearangeofreasonsforandagainstthebuildingoftheParthenon
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Understandtheimportanceofhonouringthegodsandgoddesses
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Learnhowademocracyworksandhowcitizens,thenandnow,canacttoinfluencedecisions
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DiscussAncientGreeksportandculture.KQ:WhatcanwetellabouttheAncientGreeksfromtheirinterestinthetheatreandfestivalsliketheOlympics?
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ExploreanddiscusshowtheAncientGreekshaveinfluencedourlivestodaybylookingatlanguageandarchitectureinfluencedbyclassicalGreekdesign.
Asgeographerswearegoingto…
Asartistswearegoingto…
AsDesignertechnologistswearegoingto…
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UsemapstopointoutthephysicalfeaturesofGreece:long
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DesignourownGreekvasesbasedonAncientGreekMyths
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DiscussclassicalGreekarchitectureanddesign.
coastlines,mountainousinterior,abundantislands
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UsecollagetocreateAncientGreekMosaics
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DesignourownbuildingsbasedonClassicalGreekdesign.
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UnderstandtheimportanceofGreekSeaPowerinAncient
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Paintscenesfromdifferentmyths
Greece.
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LookatanddesignourownGreekpatterns
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Useresearchandmapstodiscusslanduse,settlements,key
naturalresourcesinAncientandModernGreece.
Asmusicianswearegoingto…
Specialistteacher-seeseparateplanning
Aseffectivecodersandusersoftechnologywearegoingto…
Year5AmberMakingHistory–makingandeditingvideosusing
iMovie.
Year5TurquoiseMakingrobots-seeComputingplanning(shared
drive)
Aslinguistswearegoingto
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BCCSpanishschemeofwork
Asmathematicianswearegoingto…
SeeAbacusplanning
Asglobalcitizenswearegoingto(PSHE)(SMSC):
…+MindUp
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ResearchGreekphilosophersandquotes
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ContinuewithMindUPsessionsinPSHEtime
Asliterarylearnerswearegoingto…
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Read,retellandwriteGreekmyths
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UsedramatointerpretGreekmyths
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Examineclassicaltextsandtheirmeanings
Asphysicallyactivepeoplewearegoingto…
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Year5Amber/TurquoiseUrswick–basketball
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Dance
AsReligiouslyliteratepeoplelearningwearegoingto…
Sikhism-SeeHackneyplan
Asscientistswearegoingto…
Seeseparateplanningonpropertiesandchangesofmaterials
Ashomelearnerswearegoingto…
Seehomeworkgrid
Linkinglearningtothedrivers:
Collaboration:Worktogethertodeducehistoryandworkon
historicalresources
Respect:ConsiderAncientGreeksocietyincontext
Books:
Websites:
Other:
Folen’sPrimaryhistory-AncientGreece
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/z87tn39
EyewitnessAncientGreece
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/an
cient_greeks/the_olympic_games/
AncientGreece(Usbourne)
TheGroovyGreeks(Horriblehistories)
http://resources.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/homework/Greece.html
http://www.britishmuseum.org/learning/schools_
and_teachers/resources/cultures/ancient_greece.
aspx