Learning objective
- To explain how and why the Egyptians mummified people.
Success criteria
- I can explain
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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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:
Could use the Activity: Sequencing mummification cards to support the stages of mummifying the tomato.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Could research and compare the afterlife beliefs of other civilisations to the Egyptians; could write a description for each of their images showing the mummification process; could consider what the complex mummification process tells us about the ancient Egyptians.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining the
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Vocabulary definitions
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amulet
A decorated good luck charm used for protection.
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canopic jars
Containers used by the ancient Egyptians to preserve body parts.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y3/4 (Cycle B): What did the ancient Egyptians believe?
Y3/4: Lesson 1 (Cycle B): Who were the Egyptians and when did they live?
Y3/4: Lesson 2 (Cycle B): What did the ancient Egyptians believe?
Y3/4: Lesson 3 (Cycle B): Why and how did the Egyptians build the pyramids?
Y3/4: Lesson 4 (Cycle B): How and why did the Egyptians mummify people?
Y3/4: Lesson 5 (Cycle B): What does the Book of the Dead tell us about ancient Egyptian beliefs?
Y3/4: Lesson 6 (Cycle B): What did the ancient Egyptians believe?
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Last update: 21st February, 2024
