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Men's jobs

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Earliest Civilisations: Ancient Egyptians Daily Life

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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.
  • Gain and deploy a historically grounded understanding of abstract terms such as ‘civilisation’ and ‘peasantry’.
  • Understand the methods of historical enquiry.

Art

  • Improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including working with clay.

English

  • Select appropriate vocabulary.
  • Use further presentational devices to structure text.

Lesson Planning

Research some of the jobs done by Ancient Egyptian men; analyse paintings showing craftsmen at work; show awareness of the social hierarchy in Ancient Egyptian life; make a pot based on Ancient Egyptian designs.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To describe the range of jobs that Ancient Egyptian men carried out and understand the social hierarchy indicated by jobs men carried out.
  • To make an Ancient Egyptian pot and decorate it.
  • To label illustrations to show understanding of the jobs carried out by Ancient Egyptian men, including descriptions of the tools they used.

Children will:

  • List some of the jobs done by Ancient Egyptian men.
  • Analyse paintings showing craftsmen at work.
  • Show awareness of the social hierarchy in Ancient Egyptian life.
  • Make a pot based on Ancient Egyptian designs.

Provided Resources

  • The Social Pyramid image
  • Images of men at work
  • Ancient Egyptian pot images
  • How to make an Ancient Egyptian pot instructions

You Will Need

  • Quick drying clay Or clay plus potter’s wheel if available
  • Paints and brushes
  • Aprons

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