Crops and animals

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Earliest Civilisations: Ancient Egyptians The Nile

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Objectives

History

Know and understand significant aspects of the history of the wider world: the nature of ancient civilisations.
Characteristic features of past non-European societies.
Gain historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different contexts, understanding the connections between cultural, economic and social history.

Art

Improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including sculpture.

Lesson Planning

Plan and make a model Ancient Egyptian farm to add to your Nile model.

Teaching Outcomes:

To list the animals that Ancient Egyptians raised and the crops they grew and describe a typical Ancient Egyptian farm.
To plan and make a model Ancient Egyptian farm.

Children will:

Describe a typical Ancient Egyptian farm.
Explain that the Ancient Egyptians had a balanced and healthy diet.
Plan and make a model Ancient Egyptian farm.

Planning

Provided Resources

Farming list
Caring for animals images
Market scene image
Ancient Egyptian Farm image

Unit Resources

You Will Need

See Inside Ancient Egypt by Rob Lloyd Jones & David Hancock
Who Built the Pyramids? by Jane Chisholm, Struan Reid and Sue Stitt
Plasticine or quick drying clay
Wool
Pebbles
Pipe cleaners
Twigs
Fabrics
Newspaper
Diluted PVA glue
Masking tape

Weblinks

There are no weblinks needed for this session.