Ancient Greece Legacy

This history scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate the development of the Ancient Greek civilization including architecture, education and government and explore how these features impact the modern world. The class can record the importance of Ancient Greek influences on modern communities.

Investigate the growth and development of the Ancient Greek civilization including architecture, education and government and explore how these features impact the modern world

Lesson One : Architecture

Identify, describe and compare examples of some modern, Victorian and Ancient Greek construction styles that were used for a range of different types of buildings

Lesson Two : Education

Investigate and compare how education was conducted differently for girls and boys in the Ancient Greece civilization and explore how it impacts schooling today

Lesson Three : Alphabet

Practise writing and presenting a selection of different words using some of the special letters from the Greek alphabet used in ancient city states

Lesson Four : Thinkers and Philosophers

Explore and record information about some of the significant leaders from Ancient Greece who have had an impact on the modern world

Lesson Five : Government

Explore and illustrate some of the different styles of Ancient Greek government that are still used in some countries around the modern world today

Lesson Six : Elgin Marbles

Investigate how to debate the collection and use of some of the different historical artefacts that were taken from Ancient Greece by other countries in the past

  • French Schools

    French Schools

    Learn and practise speaking and writing French vocabulary and word phrases to describe some of the special things that can happen and are used in a school

  • French Sports

    French Sports

    Practise speaking and writing French vocabulary words and phrases to describe some different sports and games

  • Roman Settlement

    Roman Settlement

    Explore and record what happened when the Romans settled in Ancient Britain and how it impacted the population and made changes to ways of life

  • 3D Shape Labels

    3D Shape Labels

    Identify and record how to label models and illustrations of some different 3D shapes to indicate their special properties