Unit 6: Maya city treasure hunt
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Unit 6: Maya city treasure hunt
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Use contextual clues and knowledge of grammar to deduce meaning and translate sentences.
- Describe the Ancient Maya people using evidence to justify conclusions.
- Deduce the meaning of directional language and follow simple directions.
- Interpret directional language to navigate around a Maya city.
- Apply knowledge of directional and descriptive language to write clues for a treasure hunt around a Maya city.
Suggested prior learning
Unit 5: Free time in Spain
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Cities of the Ancient Maya
Lesson 2: Describing the Ancient Maya
Lesson 3: Following directions
Lesson 4: Ancient Maya quest
Lesson 5: Trail writers
Lesson 6: Solving clues
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