What can we quickly add to what we already know about Ancient Egypt?
This way of starting should build on what some pupils already know without slowing down the start. The information run is designed to be quick and to build pupils’ knowledge so they feel more confident.
Learning objectives
- Pupils are able to locate Ancient Egypt in time and place and to mention at least 3 or 4 iconic features of Ancient Egyptian civilization
- Pupils can identify features that would NOT have been present in Ancient Egypt from an anachronism picture e.g. tractors, thermos flasks.
- More able can find between 5 and 8 such anachronisms and can suggest what the Ancient Egyptians had instead
Step 1
Start the topic with a bang. Pupils are going to plan an expedition to Ancient Egypt to continue recent excavations which have unearthed some even more sensational finds. Pupils need to know where Egypt is and what conditions they will find when their expedition arrives. Having set the scene for the main activity which forms the bulk of KQ2, you need to release prior knowledge that pupils might have and to quickly give them a feel for a distant time and place. Unlike
