Learning objective
- To identify continuity and change in pharaoh burials across the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms.
Success criteria
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I can explain what
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum
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Cross-curricular links
Religion and worldviews
Pupils
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: What’s the question? and ask the children to work in pairs to suggest questions where the words displayed could be the answers.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
- Should complete the Main event activity sort in a small group or in pairs, checking after each sentence (do 5 sentences, check, then continue).
- Should be given page 1 of the fact file first, then Pages 2–3 if they are ready.
- Could use the Knowledge organiser when answering the enquiry question in the Wrapping up.
Pupils working at greater depth:
- Should explain a change using ‘because’ (For example, “Tombs were hidden because…”).
- Could write one new continuity sentence and one new change sentence using the fact file.
- Could link beliefs (afterlife, Osiris, Book of the Dead) to why burials mattered.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by:
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Sorting examples correctly
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Vocabulary definitions
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change
When things become different.
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continuity
When things remain the same.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y3: Ancient Egyptians
Lesson 1: Where and when did the first civilisations appear?
Lesson 2: Why was the River Nile so important to ancient Egyptians?
Lesson 3: How do we know so much about ancient Egyptians?
Lesson 4: What do sources suggest about gods and goddesses?
Lesson 5: What did people in Ancient Egypt believe happened after death?
Lesson 6: Who ruled ancient Egypt and what happened to them when they died?
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Last update: 4th March, 2026
Lesson 2: Why was the River Nile important to ancient Egyptians?
Investigating the importance of the River Nile in ancient Egyptian lives and beliefs.
Lesson 5: What did people in Ancient Egypt believe happened after death?
Evaluating beliefs about the afterlife in Ancient Egypt and exploring the mummification process.
Lesson 1: Where and when did the first civilisations appear?
Using sources to ask questions about ancient civilisations.
Lesson 4: What do sources suggest about gods and goddesses?
Discovering the ancient Egyptian creation story and using ancient Egyptian artefacts to learn more about...
