A fully-resourced unit of 10 history lessons for KS2, covering the Ancient Egypt topic. What you get: 10 lesson Powerpoint files 10 detailed lesson plans Teachers’ notes, including curriculum coverage Pupil activity sheets for all lessons About the Unit The ten sessions in this unit aim to give an overview of the Ancient Egyptian civilisation, focussing on the period between the time of the first pharaoh around 3100 BC to the Roman invasion in 31 BC, when Egypt became part of the Roman Empire. Across the unit, pupils will look at the impact of particular people and events as well as broader themes of significance, achievements, chronology and legacy. As with all of our KS2History units, there is an emphasis on allowing pupils to consider the sources of evidence that form our understanding of this period of history and to make links to modern times. Aims of the unit To gain an overview of the significance of the Ancient Egyptian period within the wider narrative of world history. To compare aspects of life in Ancient Egypt with life in modern times. To study some of the significant people, places and events from this period and to explore how we know about them today. To become familiar with historical sources and accurate vocabulary relating to the Ancient Egyptian period. Lessons in the pack Who were the Ancient Egyptians? Why was Ancient Egypt the ‘Gift of the Nile’? Who were the Ancient Egyptian pharaohs? Why did the Ancient Egyptians build the pyramids? What did the Ancient Egyptians do for fun? What was mummification in Ancient Egypt? Who were the Ancient Egyptian gods? What did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics mean? What was discovered inside Tutankhamun’s tomb? Who was Cleopatra and how is she remembered? This pack contains everything you need to teach this unit, including differentiated activity ideas so that it can be adapted to the needs of your class. The Powerpoint text is also editable. This pack is brought to you from Ks2history.com.

A script for an Assembly about the ancient Egyptians. The script covers the topics hieroglyphs, pyramids, the making of mummies and the River Nile amongst others. The scrip is aimed at a class of 25 or more students with a number of named characters. Very few props are required and there is the ability to insert a quiz at the end of the assembly.

A full lesson for KS2 introducing the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint slides and pupil resource sheets. This lesson can also be found in the Ancient Egyptians Planning Pack for KS2. Who were the Ancient Egyptian pharaohs? This lesson explores the role of the pharaohs and introduces some significant figures. Pupils will play a ‘Find that Pharaoh’ game to become familiar with key people and dates. They will learn about important symbols associated with pharaohs and use them to design a royal sarcophagus. Objectives: To find out about some of the most famous Egyptian pharaohs To explore the meaning of symbols associated with the pharaohs The lesson plan includes differentiation ideas to adapt the activities for the needs of your class. This is the third lesson from our Ancient Egyptians Planning Pack. This primary history resource is created by KS2History.

A full lesson for KS2 exploring Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses. The resource includes a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets. Who were the Ancient Egyptian gods? In this lesson, pupils will play a game to learn about different gods and goddesses from Ancient Egypt, including how they were depicted and areas of responsibility. Pupils will create a set of fact files about three gods or goddesses. Then they will examine a series of historical sources and apply their new knowledge to work out which deity is depicted in each source. Objectives: To compare different Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses To look at some sources depicting Ancient Egyptian gods The lesson plan includes differentiation ideas to adapt the activities for the needs of your class. This lesson is part of the KS2History Ancient Egyptians Planning Pack for KS2. This primary history resource is created by KS2History.

Whole class guided reading planning for Egyptian Cinderella. Reading vipers are used for this planning. Each lesson has a PowerPoint and a worksheet. There are 6 lessons included. Lesson 1 - prediction Lesson 2 - vocab Lesson 3 - infer Lesson 4 - infer Lesson 5 - summarise Lesson 6 - book review.

The Egyptian Cinderella Pack contains a complete unit of work for Year 3/4, with full lesson plans and pupil resources based on the book ‘The Egyptian Cinderella’ by Shirley Climo. The ten lessons in this English unit give children the opportunity to read and listen to the story of The Egyptian Cinderella a number of times in order to become familiar with the language and structure of the story. In the first week, children will engage with the text through fun drama, discussion and debate activities to deepen their understanding of the story and they will have the opportunity to articulate ideas about the text using an increasingly varied vocabulary. There is a grammar focus on using comparative conjunctions, feelings words and action verbs as well as a chance to develop thesaurus skills. In the second week, pupils will plan their own story and they will draft, edit and present their final narrative. The English objectives covered are: -To compare different versions of a traditional story -To predict what might happen in a story -To use comparative conjunctions -To use a thesaurus to improve writing -To infer how a character feels -To use feelings words -To identify how verbs can create an action section -To take part in a class debate -To make a story plan -To write my own narrative -To edit my writing -To make decisions about how to present my writing #lovehistory If you like this Egyptian Cinderella Planning Pack, you may also like: Year 3 Performance Poetry Literacy Pack Escape from Pompeii Literacy Planning Stone Age to Iron Age Planning Bundle

A 3-4 week unit based on the book ‘The Egyptian Cinderella’. Great cross curricular links to Ancient Egypt. The final outcome is the children writing their own traditional tale set in a different culture. Follows the T4W approach of immitation/innovation. Includes: -T4W/story map to learn the text -Boxing up the text/five-part story structure Inverted commas for dialogue Paragraphs Comprehension (ERIC) Similes Fronted Adverbials Complex sentences (FANBOYS) Writing a story opening, build up, problem, resolution and ending My children loved learning about this story and writing their own traditional tales.

English writing unit based on an Egyptian myth - Isis and Osiris. I found it very hard to find any Egyptian myths to teach from so wrote my own version from texts I have previously read. The resource includes the unit planning, a PowerPoint with learning objectives, supporting slides and starter slides and supporting resources for some of the sessions. The main part of the unit is getting to know the myth really well in order for the children to write their own myth in a similar style, using the same myth structure. We use story mapping and story stepping to help the children memorise the myth - the children were able to do this within a week using their own words and actions. It is class specific so the resources are not included for story mapping and stepping - it is child led learning. I hope you enjoy the unit. Please leave a review if you did.

A full lesson for KS2 about Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. The resource includes a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets. What did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics mean? In this lesson, pupils will look at historical sources containing Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and look closely for familiar symbols among the writing. Pupils will learn about what kind of messages were written in hieroglyphics, discuss some of the issues around translation and use a hieroglyphics key to make their own Egyptian cartouche. Objectives: To discover what Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs looked like To explore the issue of translating hieroglyphics The lesson plan includes differentiation ideas to adapt the activities for the needs of your class. This lesson is part of the KS2History Ancient Egyptians Planning Pack for KS2. This primary history resource is created by KS2History.

This tried-and-tested 5 week Drama scheme of work is designed to introduce your pupils to the Ancient Egyptian civilization. The perfect support scheme to exploring this popular History topic in primary schools. All lessons come complete with detailed powerpoints and supporting resources, so no planning is needed and you are ready to go!

Here is a selection of thinking tasks that will support the History topic of Ancient Egyptians. There are 8 different thinking tasks that can be used in any History lesson. They can be delivered as a stand-alone activity or further developed into a mini topic, to support other ideas. These tasks are ideal for developing Creative Thinking and Speaking and Listening within your class. They can be used across both KS1 and KS2.

Explore the purpose of Ancient Egyptian Death Masks and what they symbolised. Combined with an activity at the end to embed learning. Accessible for all learners with additional voice over.

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4 egyptian themed diary accountss written for year 4, but could also be used in year 3 and 5. Taking from two different view points a Pharoah and a slave Then the children could explore and choose whuch they wanted to write from one written badly/basic to show chn what not to do- chn had to identify what they could improve others written taking in NC succes criteria and chn having to find these language skills expected in diaries.

Powerpoint focusing on location of Egypt, comparing ancient and modern day Egypt, pyramids, hieroglyphics etc.

A fun play script based on two children travelling back in time to Ancient Egypt to find out what life was really like. They meet a scribe, various workers and even the Pharaoh. Full of historical information to share in an assembly or as a fun way of teaching history through drama. Editable resource suitable for year 2 - 4.

A six session topic on the Ancient Egyptians aimed at UKS2 but easily adaptable. The planning aims to build upon previous learning in history and finishes with a comparison between the Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Egyptians. The topic encourages pupils to study historical sources and does require access to information books or the internet for further research. The planning also makes use of BBC Learning Zone film clips. Resources for each session are included along with an Smartboard Notebook. All images used are Creative Commons or labelled for reuse.

A powerpoint for an introduction to Egypt which includes a satellite photo locating Egypt and a few images which illustrate the nature of the landscape.

A PowerPoint to be used as part of a KS2 Ancient Egyptian Art lesson. The first part outlines the famous landmarks in Egypt, and then explores the different shades found in a sunset. Part two looks at silhouettes, and how to add these onto the backdrop of the sunset. Colour palette and silhouette helps sheets also included.

Ancient Egyptian Deities Poems Comprehension This Ancient Egyptian deities poems comprehension reading and history activity includes four poems about Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses. Each one then has a set of questions for pupils to revise their knowledge of each deity. This also gives pupils the chance to practise their reading comprehension skills. Deities covered in the poems are: Anubis, Bes, Osiris and Ra. The cross-curricular nature of this activity means that children will be able to practise both their history skills (learning about Ancient Egyptian gods) and reading comprehension skills at the same time. The comprehension questions include retrieval and inference questions and also author’s intent and vocabulary ones. There are a mix of circle the answer, one word, one sentence and longer answers. Some questions require evidence from the text. All answers are included (sample answers where more than one answer would be acceptable). What’s included? 4 poems about Ancient Egyptian deities: Anubis, Bes, Osiris and Ra 4 sets of questions (one about each god or goddess). Five questions per god / goddess 4 sets of answers Please note that the resource is not editable.

I use this with my Y5 GAT groups. The numbers and the problems at the end are from eyelid (credited in the document), which asks you email and say you are using the material, and credit it. Good for place value understanding and appreciation of modern place value consequent on zero I have no written lesson plan, but pm me if you want one or any more info