Make a website

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Maya Religion

Objectives

History

  • Undertake an in-depth study of a non-European society that provides contrasts with British history- The Maya civilization.
  • Construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information.

English

  • Identify the audience for and purpose of writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own.

Computing

  • Select, use and combine a variety of software (including internet services) on a range of digital devices to design and create a range of programs, systems and content that accomplish given goals, including collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information.

Lesson Planning

Set up a web page to share all the work you have done.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To create a website about Maya religion.
  • To write informational text for a website.
  • To make a website.

Children will:

  • Write for an online audience.
  • Synthesize information about Maya festivals.
  • Upload digital resources to a website.
  • Create a blog post.

Provided Resources

  • How to set up a Wordpress website
  • Uploading videos to Vimeo and audio files to Soundcloud
  • Writing a blog post on Wordpress

You Will Need

  • Devices with internet access and access to the digital resources the children have created throughout the block