This lesson covers ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, their roles and responsibilities, what they wore etc. Art and DT link task at the end.
The lesson is comprised of a comprehensive PowerPoint, lesson plan, printouts and resources for the following:
- Partner talk starter activity (timed)
- Numerous opportunities for partner talk/group work
- Numerous timed activities (timers on PP)
- Vocabulary focus where appropriate – identifying and discussing new vocab
Inference from a picture activity (link to Reading VIPERS)
- Various short video clips to help aid learning / create a hook
- Who were the Pharaohs?
- Roles and responsibilities
- Clothing, headdresses/crowns and symbolism
- Famous pharaohs timeline task
- Tombs
- Tutankhamun’s tomb and its discovery, what it contained etc.
- Archaeology task
- Art and DT task – make your own Egyptian death mask
- Lesson plan for teacher (step-by-step)
