Unit:
The Ancient Greeks
Term:
Autumn 2
Year:
5
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The Ancient Greeks
The main thread running through this
Unit is to identify what we have learned
from The Greeks and how their culture
can influence us with ideas, even
today.
In English the class will be studying two
myths and writing their own myths and
linking with geography, will research and
present a ‘Home and Away’ type
television presentation'.
In history pupils will be studying Ancient
Greek civilisation and reflecting on how
our civilisation is connected through sport,
art, philosophy, architecture, and theatre.
They will have a chance to explore areas
of personal interest and build board
games, design and make pots and write
their own myths. For example some
pupils may want to explore the Greek
gods and mythological creatures in more
depth.
For the geographical comparative study
the pupils have a mystery suitcase activity
for visiting the Aegean islands and The
Hebrides to compare the similarities and
differences between two groups of
islands.
In art they will be making pots illustrated
with the ideas from their invented myth.
For the conclusion there is a role-play to
see what they have learned.
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Outdoor Learning
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National and International links
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The Minnack Theatre Amphitheatre is a suggested visit for this Unit
for Cornish schools, see if you can find your nearest amphitheatre.
Making links with schools in Greece
Links to the world of work
Work on this Unit will offer opportunities for pupils to learn about
careers in design, architecture, sports law, drama and politics. They
will also learn about the roles of a museum curator.
Links to learning and life skills
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Reflecting on actions and taking next steps
Asking questions to extend thinking
Listening carefully to what another person has to say
Summaries
Computing
Art and Design
 Research the shapes and styles of Grecian
pots
 Develop coil and pinch pot making skills
 Make pots illustrated with their own ideas
inspired by Ancient Greek pots
 Develop delicate painting skills with sable type
brushes
 Exhibition of pots and presentation of the
images/stories on them
English
 Pupils will use technology, such as cameras, image
editors, and desk top publishers
 They will produce a document about a specific topic
related to the Ancient Greeks
 It will include an edited image of themselves, and a
range text, images and evidenced tools fitting of the
purpose and audience
 Pupils will learn about images, resolutions, sources
and reliability of information as well as a range of
other web skills
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Greek myths
Writing own myths
Role-plays
Daedalus and Icarus
Demeter and
Persephone
 Greek gods
 TV script
History
Music
 Playing instrument or
singing
 Listening – timbre,
dynamics, tempo, tonality,
pitch
 Composing
 Musical games
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Use actions and rhymes to aid memorisation
Re-use familiar vocabulary and structures in new contexts
Listen attentively and understand more complex phrases and sentences
Re-read a variety of short texts. Deal with authentic texts
Look and listen for visual and aural clues
Understand that words will not always have a direct equivalent in the language
Ask and answer questions
Develop accuracy in pronunciation and intonation
Agree and disagree with statements
Use a dictionary or a word list
Appreciate that different languages use different writing conventions
Manipulate language by changing an element in a sentence
Prepare and practise a simple conversation, reusing familiar vocabulary and
structures in new contexts.
Remember, retain and recall words, phrases or sentences
Understand that the order of words in a sentence influences the meaning
Apply grammatical knowledge to make sentences
Write short sentences using a reference
Integrate new language into previously learnt language
Develop phonic knowledge to aid reading and writing
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The Ancient
Greeks
 Achievements of Ancient Greek
civilisation
 Connections with sport, art,
philosophy, architecture, and theatre
 Government and democracy
 Cities – study of Athens
 Board game
Geography
 The Aegean islands and The
Hebrides comparative study
 Mystery suitcase activity
 Blog or wiki
 Internet search
 Letter writing
 Role-play conversation
Applied Maths
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Sieve of Eratosthenes
Finding prime numbers
Tourist activity
Platonic solids
Euclid
Properties of rectangles
Resources
The Ancient Greeks
Computing
 Artweaver (free), Gimp (free) or other image editor
o http://www.artweaver.de/en/download
o http://pixlr.com/editor/
o http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
 A desktop publishing program such as Microsoft
Publisher or Scribus (free)
http://www.scribus.net/canvas/Scribus
 Digital camera
 Internet
 White wall
French
 Map of France
 Sound file of tongue twister
 Scarf or band for Blind Man’s Buff (Le ColinMaillard)
 Whiteboards
 Poster paper
 Gods and Goddesses PowerPoint
 Gods and Goddesses mini flashcards
 Blindfold/band
 Counting stick/multiples of 10 flashcards
 Flashcards of members of the family
 PowerPoint of family tree of Mount Olympian
gods and goddesses
 PowerPoint of animal symbols of gods and
goddesses
Music
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A variety of National Anthems
Traditional Greek music
Stravinsky – Oedipus Rex
Arthur Bliss – Morning Heroes
Alan Hovhaness – Symphony no. 25 Odysseus
Armstrong Gibbs – Odysseus Symphony
Offenbach – Orpheus and the Underworld
Birtwistle – The Minotaur
Saint Saens – Symphony no.3 and Le Rouet d’Omphale
Szymanowski – Myths
Richard Strauss - Elektra
Nick Cave – The Lyre of Orpheus
The Action – Icarus
Cream – Brave tales of Ulysses
Kylie Minogue – Aphrodite
Led Zeppelin – Achilles last stand
Pictures representing certain sounds or instruments
A selection of cards are the names of the different Greek
gods
 Blindfolds
History
 Photographs of things in our modern world which have been inspired by
Greeks
 Map of Greece and its islands
 Map showing where Greece is in relation to the British Isles and the rest
of Europe
 Map showing the Greek empire at the height of its power
 Timeline showing when the Ancient Greeks lived
 Photographs of the Greek landscape, natural and manmade
 Photographs of the remains of Ancient Greek buildings such as the
Parthenon
 Photographs of Greek artefacts including amphorae, pottery, jewellery,
weapons and armour
 Small handling items from a local museum
 Card for board games
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Geography
 Two suitcases or hold-alls
 The Hebridean suitcase: binoculars, flask, walking boots, bird
guide, notebook and pen, waterproof coat, fleece or woollen hat,
a small amount of UK currency coins, facsimile ferry ticket
(Ullapool to Stornaway or similar), a compass, a digital camera
 The Aegean suitcase: beach towel, swimwear, flip-flops,
sunglasses, broad-brimmed hat, sun cream, a small amount of
Euro currency coins, facsimile hydrofoil ticket (Piraeus to
Santorini or similar), phrase book, a digital camera, a European
electric plug adaptor
Art and Design
 Clay pot shapes & uses
www.ancientgreece.co.uk/dailylife/explore/pot_shapes.html
 Clay – red if possible air drying or kiln fired as suits your facilities
 Clay tools/boards
 Sketch books
 Coil and pinch pot techniques:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG5Q3XPPTAI
www.tes.co.uk/ResourceDetail.aspx?storyCode=6192552
www.pinterest.com/eilcon/pottery-handbuilding-pinch-pots/
 British Museum website
 BBC website
 Sable-type brushes
 Black paint
English
 Copies of myths
 Electronic image of Breughel’s Icarus for
display on EWB
 Version of the Icarus story
 WH Auden’s poem Musee des Beaux Arts
 Story of Demeter and Persephone
 Non-fiction resource books on Ancient
Greece