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Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Earliest Civilisations: Indus Valley Religion in the Indus Valley

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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.
  • Understand historical concepts such as similarity, difference and significance.
  • Gain historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different contexts, understanding the connections between cultural, religious and social history.

Art

  • Improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing.

Lesson Planning

Discover that no-one is able to read the Indus Valley script; appreciate how significant it would be if the writing had been deciphered; describe some pictograms that we use today toconvey information; design your own pictogram.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To understand that the Indus Valley script has not yet been deciphered and how important its translation would be.
  • To design a pictogram for today.

Children will:

  • Understand that no-one is able to read the Indus valley script.
  • Appreciate how significant it would be if the writing had been deciphered.
  • Describe some pictograms that we use today to convey information.
  • Design their own pictogram.

Provided Resources

  • Pictograms used today
  • Indus Valley pictograms
  • Pictogram template

You Will Need

  • Access to computer/laptop for each pair of children
  • Pencils
  • Rulers
  • Black felt tips or paint and brushes

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