Know it! - Ancient Egypt - Year 4

The educational resource from Focus Education (UK) Ltd presents a series of interactive and engaging activities designed for Year 4 students to explore why the Ancient Egyptian civilisation was considered ahead of its time. One activity, "Give me five!!!", challenges pupils to recall and list five Egyptian Pharaohs, with a scoring system to incentivise learning. The task emphasises retrieval practice, allowing children to reinforce their knowledge even after the unit has concluded. Spelling is not the primary focus here, rather the retrieval of accurate information within a 10-minute time frame.

Another activity, titled "Cops and robbers", involves pupils working in small groups to share and expand their knowledge about Ancient Egypt. Each student begins by writing down what they remember, then they 'steal' information from their peers that they did not initially recall. This collaborative technique not only reinforces individual learning but also encourages group interaction. Further activities prompt students to provide facts about mummies and scarabs, answer questions about pyramids, sacred animals, and the significance of the River Nile, and identify words associated with Ancient Egypt from a list. Additional tasks include listing facts about Pharaohs, Ancient Egyptian Gods, and pyramids, all aimed at deepening the students' understanding of the advanced nature of Ancient Egyptian civilisation.