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Leisure

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Earliest Civilisations: Ancient Sumer Ancient Sumerian Daily Life

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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.

Design and Technology

  • Generate their ideas through discussion.
  • Evaluate their products.

Lesson Planning

Learn about some Ancient Sumerian leisure activities. Play the royal game of Ur. Create a group game using an Ancient Sumerian game board.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To understand the types of leisure activities enjoyed by the Ancient Sumerians.
  • To create a game (including rules) based on an Ancient Sumer game board.

Children will:

  • Describe some leisure activities of the Ancient Sumerian people.
  • Play the Royal Game of Ur.
  • Create a game to play, using an Ancient Sumerian game board.

Provided Resources

  • Sumerian musical instruments
  • Boxing images
  • The Royal game of Ur
  • Game board

You Will Need

  • Dice
  • Counters

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