Food and farming

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Earliest Civilisations: Ancient Sumer Ancient Sumerian 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.
Understand historical concepts such as cause and consequence.
Understand the methods of historical enquiry.

Art

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

Lesson Planning

Learn about the animals and crops that were farmed in Ancient Sumer. Draw a farming scene in an Ancient Sumerian style.

Teaching Outcomes:

To understand important facts about Ancient Sumerian farmers.
Draw a farming scene in the style of Ancient Sumerian art.

Children will:

Learn about the animals that farmers in Ancient Sumer kept and the crops they grew.
Understand how important the rivers were to farming in Ancient Sumer.
Draw a farming scene in an Ancient Sumerian style.

Planning

Provided Resources

Sketch of a farm in Ancient Sumer
Farming images
Hymn to Ninkasi, Goddess of brewing
Peace panel on the Standard of Ur

Unit Resources

You Will Need

Drawing pencils
Paper

Weblinks

Information on the Standard of Ur from britishmuseum.org