Lesson Planning
(To be taught with Session 4 after the other blocks)
Teaching Outcomes:
- Discuss the theories put forward to explain the ending of the Indus Valley civilisation.
- Work in role as citizens of the Indus Valley and discuss whether or not to leave their city after a major event such as flood, earthquake or drought.
Children will:
- Explain some theories that historians use to explain why the Indus Valley civilisation ended.
- Use role play to act out moving away from the Indus Valley.
- Understand that the Indus River still regularly floods.