800-500 BCE - The Archaic Period

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Ancient Greece Timeline

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Objectives

History

Continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of Britain, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.
Gain and deploy a historically-grounded understanding of abstract terms such as ‘empire’ and ‘civilization’.
Understand Ancient Greece, Greek life, their achievements and influence on the western world.

Design and Technology

Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose.

Art

Improve mastery of art and design techniques.
Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.

Lesson Planning

Discover how the Greek empire expanded during the Archaic Period; make a pot and decorate it with images of black stylised figures.

Teaching Outcomes:

To research and understand more about the ruling and expansion of the city-states during 800-500BCE.
To make a clay pot or fragment and decorate using design of the times.
To include on the pot, or fragment, images such as black stylized figures in positions of movement and with pictures telling a narrative.

Children will:

Gain an understanding of the rule and expansion of the city-states during 800-500BCE.
Make a clay pot or fragment and decorate using design of the times - black stylized figures in positions of movement and with pictures telling a narrative.

Planning

Provided Resources

The 4 main eras of Ancient Greek pottery
The Farmers and the Oligarchs
How to make an Ancient Greece tile fragment

You Will Need

Air drying clay
Clay tools
Paint and brushes
Internet access

Weblinks

Ancient Greek music played on a lyre - YouTube clip
Information on Ancient Greek city-states from greece.mrdonn.org
Additional information about Greek city-states from ducksters.com
BBC weblink on Ancient Greece from bbc.co.uk
Video clip about the narratives on the pottery from the Archaic period - YouTube clip