Learning objective
- To evaluate the importance of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Success criteria
- I can describe
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Brain dump. Ask the children to tell a partner everything they learnt about the importance of the River Nile to ancient Egyptians.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Could use the Resource: Rosetta Stone presentation transcript in the Attention grabber; could pre-watch or re-watch the pupil video in the Main event.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Could consider whether the Rosetta Stone belongs in Egypt rather than in Britain; should complete the timeline activity independently; could add a fact about the Rosetta Stone to their map.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining the significance of the Rosetta
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Vocabulary definitions
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cartouche
An oval shape containing hieroglyphs, often used to represent a pharaoh's name.
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decipher
To work out the meaning of something written in code or an unknown script.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y3: Ancient Egyptians
Lesson 1: Where and when did the first civilisations appear?
Lesson 2: Why was the River Nile so important to ancient Egyptians?
Lesson 3: How do we know so much about ancient Egyptians?
Lesson 4: What do sources suggest about religious beliefs in ancient Egypt?
Lesson 5: What did people in Ancient Egypt believe happened after death?
Lesson 6: Who ruled ancient Egypt and what happened to them when they died?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 28th January, 2025
