UKS2: Topic: Ancient Greece Block E: Home Life
Learn about the lifestyle and clothing of the Ancient Greek people. Research and design your own
clothing and artefacts typical of Greek home life. Finally take part in whole class role-play, dressing up
and feasting.
Block E: Ancient Greece
Main outcome: History
Home Life
Other outcomes: D&T, Art and English
[5 Sessions]
 Continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of Britain,
By the end of this block
local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they
you will have achieved the
study.
following outcomes:
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Session 1 History, D&T
and Art
Tunics and Chitons
Learn about the lifestyle and
clothing of the Ancient Greek
people; design and make a
decorated chiton.
To gain and deploy a historically-grounded understanding of abstract terms such as
‘empire’ and ‘civilization’.
 Understand Ancient Greece, Greek life, their achievements and influence on the
western world.
 Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional,
appealing products which are fit for purpose.
 Improve mastery of art and design techniques.
 Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.
 Develop wider skills in spoken language. Pupils’ confidence, enjoyment and mastery of
language should be extended through public speaking, performance and debate.
Children will:
 Gain an understanding of the lifestyle of the Ancient Greeks people, including what
they wore.
 To design and make a chiton in the style of the times.
 To include designs on the chiton typical of decoration from this period.
Session 2 History and D&T Children will:
Making Sandals
Appreciate the resources used
by the Ancient Greeks; research
their sandal designs; make and
evaluate an Ancient Greek-style
sandal.
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Understand that the Ancient Greeks had simple resources available to them and that
they made sandals which were fit for purpose out of those available resources.
To create a sandal out of leather/thick material and straps. To consider this question:
Are these sandals fit for purpose?
Session 3 History and D&T Children will:
Greek toys
Find out about the life of the
children of Ancient Greece;
research their toys ad make a
spinning top or wheeled
creature out of clay.
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Understand more about life as an Ancient Greek child.
Consider and research artefacts found of Ancient Greek toys and make a spinning top
or wheeled creature out of clay.
Session 4 History and D&T Children will:
Music and Mosaics
Learn about the culture, music
and art of the Ancient Greeks;
make a Greek-style sistrum out
of clay; design and make a wall
mosaic.
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Understand more about the culture of the Ancient Greeks by researching and
discussing their music & art.
Make a Greek-style sistrum out of clay.
Design and make a wall mosaic in the style of the wall mosaics found by archeologists.
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UKS2: Topic: Ancient Greece Block E: Home Life
Session 5 History, D&T
and English
Greek Feast!
Discover the food and cooking
of the Ancient Greeks; make
food typical of the Ancient
Greeks; take part in whole class
role-play, dressing up and
feasting.
Children will:
 Understand what food the Ancient Greeks would have eaten and the processes
involved in making it.
 Consider why they ate these foods and what ingredients were available to them at the
time.
 Make food typical of the Ancient Greeks.
 Express daily life of the Ancient Greeks through whole class role-play, dressing up and
feasting.
Resources
Session 1
Provided: Presentation on How to make a chiton.
You will need: Access to the Internet; A large rectangular piece of fabric (bed sheet), Safety pins, a thin
belt or rope, Gold ribbon or shiny material, fabric glue, permanent markers or fabric pens (black),
Ancient Greek finger food (olives ,bread, grapes, blocks of cheese).
Session 2
Provided: Presentation on How to make an Ancient Greek sandal.
You will need: Access to the Internet; Squares of leather or thick material (or a piece of car mat/foam),
strips of leather, cord or thick (non-fraying) material, leather hole punch, strong scissors, paper and felt
tip.
Session 3
Provided: Presentations on Ancient Greek toys & How to make Ancient Greek toys.
You will need: Access to the Internet; Terracotta clay, bolster wood rods or thin wooden stick.
Session 4
Provided: Presentations covering: Ancient Greek musical instruments and mosaics & How to make
Ancient Greek musical instruments and mosaics.
You will need: Access to the Internet; A surface to mosaic (old vase, jam jar, old coaster or square of
thick card or wood), squares of coloured card, scissors, PVA glue, paint brush, terracotta clay, small
wooden rods or long spent matchsticks.
Session 5
Provided: Presentation on Preparing Ancient Greek food for guests.
You will need: Access to the Internet; Chiton from Session 1; Sandals from Session 2; Home-made toy
from Session 3; Mosaic or musical instrument created in Session 4. Ingredients and fresh herbs for
Ancient Greek food, oven and cooking utensils.
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The links to the websites and the contents of the web pages associated with such links specified on this list (hereafter collectively referred to as the ‘Links’)
have been checked by Hamilton Trust (being the operating name of the registered charity, William Rowan Hamilton Trust) and to the best of Hamilton
Trust’s knowledge, are correct and accurate at the time of publication. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other terms and conditions on the Hamilton
Trust website, you acknowledge that Hamilton Trust has no control over such Links and indeed, the owners of such Links may have removed such Links,
changed such Links and/or contents associated with such Links. Therefore, it is your sole responsibility to verify any of the Links which you wish you use.
Hamilton Trust excludes all responsibility and liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any Links.