Learning objective
- To make inferences about Egyptian beliefs, using primary sources.
Success criteria
- I can explain
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Gimme five and allow the children time to recall the process of mummification used in ancient Egypt.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Could annotate an image from the Book of the Dead to ensure they understand it.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Could compare scenes from different Books of the Dead to assess whether the Egyptians had different beliefs about the afterlife; could identify reasons for the different perspectives of the afterlife.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: naming the sources used
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Vocabulary definitions
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ankh
A hieroglyph character which symbolises life.
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Anubis
The Egyptian god of embalming.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y3/4 (B): What did the ancient Egyptians believe?
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 1: Who were the Egyptians and when did they live?
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 2: What did the ancient Egyptians believe?
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 3: Why and how did the Egyptians build the pyramids?
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 4: How and why did the Egyptians mummify people?
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 5: What does the Book of the Dead tell us about ancient Egyptian beliefs?
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 6: What did the ancient Egyptians believe?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 10th October, 2024
