Pupils needing extra support:

• Should use the sentence stem to support when discussing what the use of cacao shows about the ancient Maya during the Main event.
• Could refer to the Resource: Cacao board game key to help explain their ideas during the Wrapping up.

Pupils working at greater depth: 

• Could draw on knowledge of other ancient civilisations to support their deductions about cacao, for example, comparing cacao in Maya burials with objects in Ancient Egyptian tombs to show shared beliefs about the afterlife.
• Could link several uses of cacao to explain wider conclusions about Maya life, for example, noting that cacao was used for trade, tax and religion, showing its importance to power, wealth and beliefs.