1. Who were the ancient Greeks?
Skills Map
Drama
English
History
Can we re-create a famous Greek play?
- Children to research plays and see if we can re-create a play.
Can we re-create a famous Greek myth?
- Children to act out various scenes of myths in class to help with their English writing.
Can we write our own Greek myth?
Children to read and write myths.
Children to study the ingredients of Greek myths.
Can we produce a piece of comparative writing between Athens and Sparta?
- Children to research city states and write a comparative piece of writing between the two.
Can we persuade the Olympic Board to introduce our new event?
- Children to write a persuasive piece of writing to persuade the IOC to introduce a new Olympic event.
When were the first Olympic Games created?
- Children to research when the first Olympic games was and the circumstances it was created under.
What sports were played in ancient Greece?
- Children to research what sports were played in ancient Greece.
What were the gods’ names?
- Children to read Greek myths to aid their research of knowing the gods’ names and what they were/are famous for.
Who was Medusa?
- Children to read the story of Medusa and understand who she was.
Computing
Can we use computers to research what the climate was like in ancient Greece?
Children to use computers and I-Pads to research climate.
Can we create a line graph to represent data using Microsoft Excel?
- Use Microsoft excel to represent climate data on Microsoft Excel.
Art
Can we research famous Greek artists?
- Children to research famous Greek artists and what they were famous for.
Can we create our own Greek artwork based on famous Greek artists?
- Children to create their own famous art work based on a famous Greek artist.
Who were the ancient Greeks?
Maths
Can we draw a graph of the climate in Greece?
Children to research the temperature in Greece and draw a line graph to represent the data found.
Can we use scale factors to design our own Greek houses?
- Children to find the measurements of a Greek house and use scale factor to create our own houses.
Geography
Where is Greece located?
- Children to use Atlases to find out where Greece is located in the world.
What is the climate like in Greece?
- Children to use I-Pads to research the climate of Greece.
Where is Athens in Greece?
- Use atlases to research where Athens is located in Greece.
D & T
What did an ancient Greek house looked like?
- Children to research what a typical Greek house looked like in ancient Greece.
How big were their houses?
- Children to research the size of ancient Greek houses and how they differed depending upon social standing.
Can we build our own version of a Greek house?
- Children to create their own version of a Greek house.

2. Who were the ancient Greeks?
Skills Map
Music
Science
(Science week!)
RE/PSHCE
Did the Greeks have any musical instruments?
- Children to research whether the Greeks had any musical instruments.
Can we create our own Greek music?
- Children to create and perform their own piece of Greek music.
Why do we need rules?
- Children to discuss why rules are needed in everyday society.
What were the rules in ancient Greece?
- Research the rules that existed in ancient Greece and compare them to modern day society.
Can we research if there were any famous Greek scientists?
Research teams to find if there were any famous Greek scientists and what they were famous for.
What activities could we plan for science week that we could split into research teams for?
Children to plan various activities for science week to become experts on.
Experts to teach rest of the children the content that they have become experts on.
What were Greek scientists famous for and can we re-create any of their most famous experiments?
- Children to research famous ancient Greek experiments.
Food Technology
Did the Greeks have mushrooms?
- Research whether ancient Greeks ate mushrooms.
Did the Greeks have any famous dishes?
Research any famous ancient Greek dishes.
Can we re-create dishes?
Who were the ancient Greeks? PE
When were the first Olympic Games held?
- Research when the Olympic Games was held.
What were the sports played in ancient Greece?
- Research what sports were played in ancient Greece.
Can we invent a new Olympic event?
Use PE lessons to create a new Olympic event.
Can we create/host an Olympic style event?
- Plan an Olympic Games style event for LKS2 to participate in.
Dance
Were there any famous Greek dances?
Can we perform any famous Greek dances?
Can we perform a famous Greek dance for the rest of the school?
- Children to perform Greek dance for the rest of the school.