Music
Learn the story of Troy
through songs from different
genres.
Design (Art and Design)
Clay
Greek pots
To create sketch books to record their observations
and use them to review and revisit ideas
To improve their mastery of art and design
techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture
with a range of materials
To understand the work of great artists, architects
and designers in history.
History
Use research from a variety of sources to write an
information report about aspects of Greek life.
Who were the ancient Greeks and when did they live?
Look at:
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social structures
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the importance of philosophy
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the birth of democracy
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religious beliefs
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myths and legends
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the temples
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culture
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art
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what the Greeks did to influence modern
society.
A study of Greek life and achievements and their
influence on the western world
Cooking
Discuss what makes the songs
similar/different using
appropriate musical
vocabulary.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools
/troy/
Listen with attention to detail
and recall sounds with
increasing aural memory
Appreciate and understand a
wide range of high-quality live
and recorded music drawn
from different traditions and
from great composers and
musicians
PSHE/Philosophy/SMSC
Look at the role of democracy in our current society
https://central.espresso.co.uk/espresso/modules/resour
ce_box/parliament/page_1.html?referrer=%2E%2E%2F
%2E%2E%2Ft2_pshe%2Ehtml&navtext=PSHE%202&pag
etitle=Espresso%20Primary%20-%20PSHE%202%20%20Resource%20box%20%20Parliament%20and%20voting
Look at a variety of social structures (e.g. communism,
monarchies, democracy, dictatorships) and discuss their
effects
The role of religion in people’s lives
Possible Philosophy Questions / Stimuli
Greek myths and legends as stimuli http://www.literacyshed.com/the-myths-and-legendsshed.html - King Midas
http://www.literacyshed.com/the-myths-and-legendsshed.html - Arachne
Ancient Greek artefacts
Prepare a Greek meze
Year 5
Spring 1
It’s All Greek to Me
PE
Dance/Aerobics
Cricket
Trips
British Museum
(Ancient Greek
workshops)
MFL
Je parle…
Start languages
portfolio
Science
Living Things and their Habitats
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describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird
describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals.
Investigation Ideas
Investigating the stages in a sunflower’s life.
Comparing sexual and asexual reproduction in plants and animals.
Investigating seed dispersal
Additional Activities
Termly local walk – revisiting tree identifications, seasonal changes and watching the life cycles of living
things in action.
To compare lifecycles of different animals. Children independently select an animal life cycle to find out
about and then present their finding to the rest of the class.
Hatching and rearing chicks.
Making notes on a video – how are seeds dispersed? Creating a poster to share summarised information.
Designing and testing the perfect seed for wind dispersal.
To compare local habitats with those in other parts of the world – compare animal and plant populations.
Topic Challenge – Compare habitats in UK with those in Greece. How are they similar/different?
Numeracy
See separate Scheme of
Work
Number- Number and Place
Value
Number- Addition and
Subtraction
Measurement
(Capacity/Volume)
Geometry- Properties of
shapes
Literacy
Key Texts:
Non-fiction books about the Ancient
Greeks
Greek Myths and Legends
Genres:
Myths and Legends (F)
Playscripts (F)
Guidebooks (NF)
Leaflets (NF)
Reports – Non chronological information texts (NF)
Suggested expected outcomes:
Retell a popular Greek myth
Create a playscript based on Theseus and the Minotaur
Guidebooks about each of the Greek Gods (Factfile)
A brochure/leaflet for Greece
Information texts about aspects of Greek life (e.g.
achievements, religion, warfare, etc)
Suggested books to read at story time/topic corner:
Ancient Greeks (Usborne Beginners) (NF)
The Groovy Greeks (NF)
Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods,
Goddesses, Heroes and Monsters (F)
Ancient Greece (100 Facts) (NF)
The Iliad and The Odyssey (F)
Ancient Voices (P)
Computing
Coding Challenge
Design an ancient Greek/Olympics themed pinball game
Geography
Locate where Greece is
Research what the environmental regions are
like there and compare Egypt/Middle East
from Year 4.
Study the importance of mountain regions to
the Greeks.
Compare the climates of the UK to Greece.
Compare modern Greece to ancient Greece.
Understand geographical similarities and
differences through the study of human and
physical geography of a region of the United
Kingdom and a region within Europe (Greece)
Use maps, atlases, globes and
digital/computer mapping to locate countries
and describe features studied
Outdoor Learning
Computer Skills
Create a PowerPoint with hyperlinks about the Greek Gods
(e.g. Home slide with pictures, and when chosen, navigated
to slide with information about the chosen god)
See Computing Whole School Overview for National
Curriculum Objectives
Homework
Create a Greek Meze menu
Week 1 – Research Greek mezes
Week 2 – Design and prepare a dip - write a recipe
(and take a picture)
Week 3 – Design and prepare a vegetarian dish - write
a recipe (and take a picture)
Week 4 – Design and prepare a meat (or halal) dish write a recipe (and take a picture)
Week 5 – Collate recipes and pictures – create a menu
Week 6 – Bring dishes in for a Greek feast