Learning objective
- To develop recording skills through exploration of Ancient Maya inventions.
Success criteria
- I can describe some inventions of the Ancient
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum for history
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should be taught
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should use the Activity: Archive log: support version when recording information in the Main event; could record fewer Ancient Maya inventions in their Activity: Archive log; could have the Presentation: An archive example on display when recording information in their archive log in the Main event.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should record at least three Ancient Maya inventions in their Activity: Archive log; could create their own categories to sort the Ancient Maya inventions into in the Wrapping up.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying some inventions of
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Vocabulary definitions
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archivist
A person who takes care of important documents and records, making sure they are safely kept and can be looked at in the future.
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archive
A place where important documents, photos and other items are kept safe so people can look at them in the future.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y3/4 (Cycle B): Ancient Maya
Y3/4: Lesson 1 (Cycle B): How did the Ancient Maya settle in a rainforest?
Y3/4: Lesson 2 (Cycle B): How important was chocolate to the Ancient Maya?
Y3/4: Lesson 3 (Cycle B): What did the Ancient Maya believe?
Y3/4: Lesson 4 (Cycle B): How did the Maya reflect world beliefs in their inventions?
Y3/4: Lesson 5 (Cycle B): What do archaeological remains tell us about Ancient Maya cities?
Y3/4: Lesson 6 (Cycle B): What caused the decline of the Ancient Maya cities?