Mayans
Unit
History
Year 5
Focus Education
History Unit Description
Editable presentation
Group work
Active
Discussion based learning
Year 5 History unit, Mayans from Focus Education. This unit uses an enquiry-approach methodology, lessons are built around a central question in order to build pupil curiosity and motivate learning. Mayans has been constructed in accordance with the National Curriculum.
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Long-term overview
Resource
History
Y5
The Long-term overview for the unit Mayans from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
History
Y5
The Knowledge organiser for the unit Mayans from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
History
Y5
The Progression pedagogy for the unit Mayans from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
History
Y5
Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit Mayans from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge
Lessons
1. Who were the Mayans and when and where did they live?
Lesson
History
Y5
Year 5 History lesson from the unit Mayans. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Who were the Mayans and when and where did they live?'
2. What evidence do we have that the Mayans were and advanced civilisation?
Lesson
History
Y5
Year 5 History lesson from the unit Mayans. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What evidence do we have that the Mayans were and advanced civilisation?'
3. How did the Maya become associated with the ball games pok-ta-pok?
Lesson
History
Y5
Year 5 History lesson from the unit Mayans. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How did the Maya become associated with the ball games pok-ta-pok?'
4. What do we know of the rituals carried out by the Mayan civilisation?
Lesson
History
Y5
Year 5 History lesson from the unit Mayans. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What do we know of the rituals carried out by the Mayan civilisation?'
5. What causes the Maya civilisation to disappear?
Lesson
History
Y5
Year 5 History lesson from the unit Mayans. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What causes the Maya civilisation to disappear?'
Assessment for Learning Resources
Check it!
Resource
History
Y5
Check it! is a set of assessment for learning tasks and assessments that should be used to check pupils' understanding of the learning during the course of the unit Mayans from Focus Education.
Show it! Group presentation
Resource
History
Y5
Show it! Group presentation is a group task that should be used to solidify student learning and should be run after the teaching of the lessons contained in the unit Mayans from Focus Education
Know it!
Resource
History
Y5
'Know it! - The Maya - Year 5' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Mayans
Cops and robbers - What do you know about the Maya?
Resource
History
Y5
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about the Maya?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Mayans
True or False - The Maya
Resource
History
Y5
'True or False - The Maya' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Mayans
Word sorts - The Maya
Resource
History
Y5
'Word sorts - The Maya' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Mayans
Give me 3 - The Maya
Resource
History
Y5
'Give me 3 - The Maya' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Mayans
End of Unit Assessment
The Maya - Unit Assessment
Resource
History
+1
Y5
The Maya - Unit Assessment is an end of unit assessment by Focus Education, designed to be used as a summative assessment at the end of teaching this Focus unit
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Long-term overview
Resource
History
Y5
The Long-term overview for the unit Mayans from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
History
Y5
The Knowledge organiser for the unit Mayans from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
History
Y5
The Progression pedagogy for the unit Mayans from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
History
Y5
Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit Mayans from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge
Lessons
1. Who were the Mayans and when and where did they live?
Lesson
History
Y5
Year 5 History lesson from the unit Mayans. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Who were the Mayans and when and where did they live?'
2. What evidence do we have that the Mayans were and advanced civilisation?
Lesson
History
Y5
Year 5 History lesson from the unit Mayans. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What evidence do we have that the Mayans were and advanced civilisation?'
3. How did the Maya become associated with the ball games pok-ta-pok?
Lesson
History
Y5
Year 5 History lesson from the unit Mayans. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How did the Maya become associated with the ball games pok-ta-pok?'
4. What do we know of the rituals carried out by the Mayan civilisation?
Lesson
History
Y5
Year 5 History lesson from the unit Mayans. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What do we know of the rituals carried out by the Mayan civilisation?'
5. What causes the Maya civilisation to disappear?
Lesson
History
Y5
Year 5 History lesson from the unit Mayans. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What causes the Maya civilisation to disappear?'
Assessment for Learning Resources
Check it!
Resource
History
Y5
Check it! is a set of assessment for learning tasks and assessments that should be used to check pupils' understanding of the learning during the course of the unit Mayans from Focus Education.
Show it! Group presentation
Resource
History
Y5
Show it! Group presentation is a group task that should be used to solidify student learning and should be run after the teaching of the lessons contained in the unit Mayans from Focus Education
Know it!
Resource
History
Y5
'Know it! - The Maya - Year 5' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Mayans
Cops and robbers - What do you know about the Maya?
Resource
History
Y5
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about the Maya?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Mayans
True or False - The Maya
Resource
History
Y5
'True or False - The Maya' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Mayans
Word sorts - The Maya
Resource
History
Y5
'Word sorts - The Maya' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Mayans
Give me 3 - The Maya
Resource
History
Y5
'Give me 3 - The Maya' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Mayans
End of Unit Assessment
The Maya - Unit Assessment
Resource
History
+1
Y5
The Maya - Unit Assessment is an end of unit assessment by Focus Education, designed to be used as a summative assessment at the end of teaching this Focus unit
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