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.

Ancient Greek Deities Poems Comprehension This Ancient Greek deities poems comprehension reading and history activity includes four poems about Ancient Greek 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: Zeus, Hera, Apollo and Poseidon. The cross-curricular nature of this activity means that children will be able to practise both their history skills (learning about Ancient Greek 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: Zeus, Hera, Apollo and Poseidon 4 sets of questions (one about each god or goddess). Five questions per god / goddess 4 sets of answers Tes paid licence

Roman Deities Poems Comprehension This Roman deities poems comprehension reading and history activity includes four poems about Roman 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: Jupiter, Juno, Neptune and Minerva. The cross-curricular nature of this activity means that children will be able to practise both their history skills (learning about Roman 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: Jupiter, Juno, Neptune and Minerva 4 sets of questions (one about each god or goddess). Five questions per god / goddess 4 sets of answers If you’ve enjoyed this resource, why not try out our other deity poem comprehensions? We have these ones available: Ancient Greek Deities Comprehension: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12723663 Ancient Egyptian Deities Comprehension: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12721772 Ancient Mayan Deities Comprehension: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12718622

Ancient Mayan Deities Lesson This Ancient Mayan deities lesson teaches pupils about five of the most well-known Mayan gods and goddesses. There are then three activities for pupils to apply their knowledge of Ancient Mayan deities. The deities covered are: Itzamna Chaac Kukulcan Kinich Ahau Ix Chel Pupils learn facts about each of the deities listed above, before applying their knowledge in the following activities: Deciding which deity should win one of four ‘awards’ e.g. most powerful Linking facts about the gods and goddesses Designing a cloak for a deity What’s included? Lesson slides 3 worksheets 1 answer sheet for one of the worksheets Profile sheet

Mayan Clothing PowerPoint / Clothes worn by the Ancient Maya This PowerPoint is a Mayan clothing teaching resource. It is a complete lesson and includes questions, tasks and answers on clothes worn by the Ancient Maya. Pupils learn: which materials were used for Mayan clothing typical clothing worn by men and women about Ancient Mayan jewellery how clothes differed among richer and poorer Mayans Included: Editable PowerPoint (30 slides) and a PDF version of the same presentation for easy printing.

Mayan Gods Poems Comprehension This Mayan gods poems comprehension reading and history activity includes four poems about Ancient Mayan 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. The deities covered are: Itzamna, Chaac, Ix Chel and Kinich Ahau. The cross-curricular nature of this activity means that children will be able to practise both their history skills (learning about Ancient Mayan 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 Mayan gods and goddesses 4 sets of questions (one about each god or goddess). Five questions per god / goddess 4 sets of answers

Mayan Religion Lesson This Mayan religion lesson focuses on the religious practices of the Ancient Maya. This complete lesson aims to cover a broad look at Ancient Mayan religion, covering areas vocabulary linked to Mayan religion, the Ancient Mayan gods, pilgrimages and rituals. Three worksheets are also included as part of the lesson. Throughout the lesson, opportunities for reflection and partner talk are included to encourage pupil interaction. The worksheets are spread through the lesson, giving pupils the chance to revise and consider what they have been taught about Mayan religion. What’s included? 25 page slideshow about Mayan religion 3 worksheets linked to the slideshow (and introduced in the slideshow, so children know what to do)