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History // Ancient Egypt
Egypt, the Nile, and the DesertLocate Egypt on a map of Africa and understand that it is a country in a very hot, dry desert, but the River Nile — the longest river in the world — flows…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Vocabulary: ancient egyptKnow and use the key vocabulary of ancient Egypt — pharaoh, pyramid, tomb, mummy/mummification, hieroglyphs, papyrus, sarcophagus, canopic jar, natron…
Ages 5 to 9LanguageHistory // Ancient Egypt
Pharaohs and TutankhamunKnow that ancient Egypt was ruled by powerful kings and queens called pharaohs, who lived in grand palaces and made the laws — and that one of the most famous…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Pyramids and the Great SphinxKnow that the ancient Egyptians built enormous stone pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs, that the Great Pyramid at Giza was one of the Seven Wonders of the…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Gods and the AfterlifeUnderstand that the ancient Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses and believed that life continued after death in a wonderful afterlife — which is why…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Everyday Life in Ancient EgyptDescribe what everyday life was like for ordinary people in ancient Egypt: farmers grew wheat and barley near the Nile, families lived in mud-brick houses…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Hieroglyphs and PapyrusKnow that the ancient Egyptians used a special writing system called hieroglyphs — pictures and symbols that stood for sounds and words — and that they wrote on…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Discovering Tutankhamun's TombUnderstand that we know about ancient Egypt because archaeologists have dug up and studied objects buried in the sand for thousands of years — and that one of…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Building the PyramidsUnderstand how the pyramids were built: thousands of workers moved enormous stone blocks using ramps, rollers, and sledges, the work was organised by the…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt on the TimelinePlace ancient Egypt on a timeline spanning over 3,000 years — from around 3100 BCE (unification under the first pharaoh) to 30 BCE (Roman conquest)…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Upper and Lower EgyptUnderstand that ancient Egypt was divided into Upper Egypt (the narrow river valley in the south) and Lower Egypt (the wide delta in the north), that the two…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Tomb Paintings and ArtefactsUse tomb paintings, artefacts, and objects from ancient Egypt as evidence to find out about daily life: Nebamun's tomb paintings show hunting and feasting…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Gods and GoddessesName and describe key Egyptian gods and goddesses: Ra the sun god who sailed across the sky each day, Osiris the ruler of the afterlife, Isis the goddess of…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Scribes and the Rosetta StoneKnow that scribes were specially trained people who could read and write hieroglyphs, that the Rosetta Stone — a slab with the same text in three scripts — was…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Social HierarchyDescribe the social structure of ancient Egypt as a pyramid-shaped hierarchy: the pharaoh at the top, then priests and nobles, followed by scribes and soldiers…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Egypt
Mummification Step by StepDescribe the step-by-step process of mummification: the body was washed, internal organs were removed and placed in canopic jars, the body was dried with natron…
Ages 7 to 9MethodHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Ancient Greece and Rome on the MapLocate Greece and Italy on a map and know they are countries around the Mediterranean Sea where two great ancient civilisations — Ancient Greece and Ancient…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Roman soldiers & buildersKnow that Roman soldiers marched across a huge empire building straight roads and strong walls, and that some Roman roads, walls, and buildings can still be…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Romulus & RemusKnow the Roman founding myth of Romulus and Remus — twin brothers abandoned as babies, raised by a she-wolf, who grew up to found the city of Rome — and…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Greek gods & Mount OlympusKnow that the ancient Greeks believed in many gods and goddesses who lived on Mount Olympus — including Zeus (king of the gods, thunder), Athena (wisdom)…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Ancient life vs todayCompare how children in ancient Greece or Rome lived with how children live today — including differences in school (writing on wax tablets, learning to fight…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Greek Myths and HeroesRetell at least one Greek myth involving a hero and a monster — such as Theseus and the Minotaur in the labyrinth, Heracles (Hercules) and the lion, or Perseus…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
The first OlympicsKnow that the Olympic Games began in ancient Greece at a place called Olympia as athletic competitions held in honour of Zeus, and that the modern Olympic Games…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Roman Army and Conquest of BritainDescribe how the Roman army was organised into legions of highly trained soldiers, how Julius Caesar first raided Britain in 55 BC and Emperor Claudius later…
Ages 7 to 9Concept