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Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan for Online use
Objectives
To investigate the main features of the Ancient Olympic Games, and to compare them with the modern Olympics.
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National Curriculum
Key Stage 2 History: 2a, 4a, 5a,
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Resources
On class board / flip chart, prepare a scaffold, with columns labelled
Ancient and Modern, and rows labelled When?, Where?, Why?, What?
Print-out of scaffold for each group.
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Teaching Activities
Introduction:
Explain to children that they are going to use the site to answer the questions on the scaffold.
- First, they are going to share what they know about the Modern Olympics.
- Use scaffold to direct questioning, allowing time for paired discussion.
- Outline group activities.
Group Activities:
Activity 1:
Children use Olympia to research answers to the questions on the grid.
- Provide group members with A4 sized copies. Pairs/individuals could be allocated a page of the website.
- As each Page answers more than one of the questions, allow children time to conference before the Plenary.
Activity 2:
Direct children to Olympia Games, in Cartoon Classics.
- Children note any comparisons made with modern Olympic Games.
- Provide pupils with a scaffold / grid, headed Day 1, etc.
Activity 3:
Direct children to the link in the Resources section.
- Pupils search for information about objects related to the Olympic games and print images from website.
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Plenary
Groups present comparisons between Ancient and Modern Games to the rest of class.
Make cross curricular links by using research to write a book, Ancient and Modern Games.
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Lesson Plan for Offline UseObjectives
To infer information about Greek wars and warfare from accounts, illustrations and maps.
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National Curriculum
Key Stage 2 History: 2a, 4a, 5a,
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Resources
Map of Ancient Greece
Print offs from:Corinth Section
Corinth at War, and Corinth City State.
'Athens Thinks Twice' from Cartoon Classics
Images of Corinthian helmets,(and enlargements)from British Museum Compass link.
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Teaching Activities
Introduction:
Display lesson objective on class board, above map of Ancient Greece.
- Explain to children that they are going to find out about the importance of war in Ancient Greece.
- They will be using primary and secondary sources. Give examples of each, reinforce children's understanding of these terms.
- Point out long coastline. Why do they think that a strong navy was so important?
- Identify major City States, and recall basic features.
- Introduce activities, sharing the Group Questions (examples of types of questions), and linking them to the lesson objectives.
Group Activities:
Activity 1:
Using Corinth at War print offs, and related images printed from British Museum Compass link. (Type in Corinth, and print off image of Bronze helmet with an inscription of Hieron 1)
Group Questions:
Children in the group should work in pairs.
- What can we find out about Greek wars from photographs of artefacts?
- What are the similarities and differences between the two helmets?
- To whom were they both dedicated, and why?
- What can we learn about Greek soldiers from the drawing of the pottery fragment?
Activity 2:
Print offs from 'Corinth' section: City States
- Refer to map, read information, and write down key words (e.g city, land, law or ruler.)
Group Questions:
- Why do you think that the City States were often at war with one another? Use information and maps to help you.
Appoint a scribe.
Activity 3:
Print off enough copies of the story 'Athens Thinks Twice', in Cartoon classics for pairs to share.
Group Questions:
- Why did the people of Mytilene attack their leaders, rather than the Athenian Army?
- Which decision do you agree with, Kleon's, or Diodotus's, and why?
- Why might Athens prefer Mytilene to be friends rather than defeated enemies?
- Children make notes on outcomes of discussions.
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Plenary
Use group questions for feedback, asking children to make reference to their sources.
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