Legacy

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Maya The Maya in Context

Objectives

History

  • Regularly address and sometimes devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference, and significance.
  • Undertake an in-depth study of a non-European society that provides contrasts with British history - The Ancient Maya.

English

  • Participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role-play, improvisations and debates.

Lesson Planning

Find out about the legacy of the Maya and Anglo-Saxon culture, and how they are remembered today.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To research the legacy of the Maya and Anglo-Saxon cultures in their modern countries.
  • To discuss the legacy of the Maya and Anglo-Saxons.

Children will:

  • Do research online about the legacy of the Maya or Anglo-Saxons.
  • Assess through discussion the validity of this research.
  • Present their findings to the class.

Provided Resources

  • The legacy of the Maya
  • The legacy of the Anglo-Saxons

You Will Need

  • Laptop or tablets
  • One or more of the following: avocado, chocolate, sweetcorn, beans, tortillas