1. History Learning Journey
Who where the Mayans and what did we learn from them?
3) Who were the Mayans and where did they live?
- We will watch a video on the Mayans.
- Locate Mayan settlements on a map.
- Create our own maps.
- Research and create a timeline of Mayan key events.
- Compare the environments of the different Mayan settlements.
4)What evidence do we have that the Mayans were an advanced civilisation?
Create a Mayan museum in the classroom. Children will visit the museum and explore the information and artefacts.
Children to write reports on Mayan society and daily life.
2)Can I devise historical questions about ancient civilisations?
-Children will research ancient civilisations around at the same time as the Mayans.
They will create their own questions about the ancient civilisations and use a range of books and websites to answer their own questions .
5) What do we know of the rituals carried out by the Mayan civilisations?
- Children will explore the different rituals held by the Mayan society.
- Children will choose one ritual to write an explanation text for.
- We will hold a debate based on these rituals.
1)Can I understand the chronology of British, Local and world history?
Children will explore the different ancient civilisations dating back to the ancient Sumer (5000BC).
They will complete a practical time line activity and record their findings on a timeline of their own.
6)What caused the mayan civilisation to disappear?
Children will explore different theories for the collapse of the Mayan civilisation.
- Children will create film trailers for a film based on these events.