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Ancient Greece and the Olympics– Year 3/4 topic -380662230Year/cycleYear 3/4 cycle BMain focusHistoryTopic overviewAncient Greece – a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western worldExperiencesMulticultural weekSports Day or an Olympic themed dayChronological Knowledge776 BC – The first Olympic games take place in honour of Greece600 BC – The first Greek coins are used to buy and sell goods570 BC – Pythagoras is born. He made major breakthroughs in science and maths508 BC– Democracy begins in Athens, giving greater power to the people432 BC – The Parthenon, the most famous building in Athens, is completed400-300 BC – Socrates, Plato and Aristotle live, advancing learning336 BC– Alexander the Great is King and completes many conquests146 BC – Rome conquers Greece, making it a part of the Roman Empire.Key vocabularyancient - Something from a very long time ago.Athenian People from the Greek city of Athens.city state A small area that ancient Greece was divided into which had its own government,laws and army.civilisation The people, culture and way of life of a certain area.democracy A fair political system where adults vote for an elected government who then makedecisions on how to run the country.empire A group of countries that is ruled by one ruler or country.honour To show respect and admiration for someone or something.Persian People from the area of Persia.philosopher Someone who studies the idea of right and wrong, the value of things and knowledge.Spartans People from the Greek city of Sparta.Useful resources Computing links Theme pack - ICT123 Skills based knowledgeSkillsPossible evidenceUse sources of evidence to deduce information about the pastUnderstand that no single source of information gives the full answer to questions about the past.Recognise that there are reasons why people acted as they did in the past.Describe the social, ethnic, cultural and religious diversity of the past.Place events on a timeline with datesUnderstand the concept of change over time representing this on a timeline.Use dates and terms to describe events.Use appropriate historical vocabulary to describe the past.Explore a range of evidence and discuss what it tells us about the past. Evaluate which sources may be more reliable and why. What are the advantages of different sources?Discuss people’s actions in the past and the effect it has had on then and now. Place events on a timeline and link to previous topics e.g. Stone Age to Iron Age. What pupils need to know or do to be secureKey learningSuggested activitiesPossible evidence/assessment Locate Ancient Greece on a map and compare to current maps of EuropeLocate the main countries of Europe inc. Russia.Identify capital cities of Europe.Life in Ancient GreeceWhen was Ancient Greece?What was childhood like in Ancient Greece?Ancient Greek wars - the Trojan War. Ancient Greek GodsWho were the Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses?Temples and shrinesMount OlympusThe OlympicsThe first OlympicsWhich events were held?What evidence is there for what happened in the Ancient Olympics?The impact of the Ancient games on today.DemocracyWhat does democracy mean?What elements of Greek democracy are in present day Britain?VotingUse maps and atlases to find and label countries and capitals in pare current maps to maps of Ancient GreeceCreate a timeline and link it back to other topics e.g. Stone Age to Iron Age. Role play life at school for children - learn some Greek letters. Learn and retell the Trojan War story - Link to ICT - make an ebook. Discuss whether the story may be true or not based on the evidence.Discuss Ancient Greek Gods and their portrayal in literature - poetry and mythsResearch Zeus and his importance to the Olympic GamesDiscuss sources and what they tell us about the first Olympic GamesCompare the Ancient Games to the modern day games and practice some of the Ancient Olympic events. Take part in debates and vote democratically for a winner.Discuss the impact of Greek democracy on modern day British life. Labelled maps - can children use an atlas to find information? Can children make comparisons between maps?Timelines - can children link and see where Ancient Greece is in a timeline relative to other key periods of time? Can children evaluate different sources of evidence?Can children describe elements of life in Ancient Greece? Can children use methods to research?Can children discuss cultural events from Ancient Greece? Can they explain how this has influenced the Olympic Games today?Can children discuss and describe what democracy is? Can children explain how this has impacted on life today?Links to EnglishGreek Myths Greek poetry portraying Ancient Greek Gods and mythological beastsDiscussion textsLinks to maths Architecture - measuringLinks to sciencePlants is the topic for the termLinks to other humanitiesLinks to locational knowledge in GeographyLinks to the artsSculpture and buildings. Other curriculum linksComputing - create an eBook about an Ancient Greek story/eventPE - link to sports in the Olympic Games ................
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