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.
- Understand historical concepts such as similarity, difference and significance.
- Gain historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different contexts, understanding the connections between economic, religious and social history.
Art
- Improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing and sculpture.
Lesson Planning
Teaching Outcomes:
- To describe the seals of the Indus Valley people and understand that images of people may represent gods or goddesses.
- To design, create and use a seal and explain the choice of imagery.
Children will:
- Describe Indus Valley seals.
- Design and make their own seal.
Provided Resources
- Images of Indus artefacts
You Will Need
- Air-dried clay
- Clay modelling tools
- Plasticine or playdough (make your own – see session resources!)
- Computer/laptop for each pair of children
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