Lesson Planning

Learning about the Mongol Invaders and linking it to modern day.

Teaching Outcomes:

Children will:

● Read ‘Silent Music: A story of Baghdad’, recognising that war remains a threat to people in modern times

● Hear about Yaqut al-Musta'simi, calligrapher who survived the Mongol attack on Baghdad

● Research weapons and tactics used by the Mongol invaders; discuss why Baghdad fell so easily

● Create a magazine front cover, breaking the news about the fall of Baghdad