Lesson Three – Alphabet

This history teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise writing and presenting a selection of different words using some of the special letters from the Greek alphabet used in ancient city states.

The class can explore how to translate words from modern English into Ancient Greek to produce signs and labels to display around the classroom.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to practise writing and presenting a selection of different words using some of the special letters from the Greek alphabet used in ancient city states

Activities in this teaching pack include a display poster to identify the style and formation of different letters in the Greek alphabet and differentiated worksheets to practise translating a selection of different words that have been written using the Greek alphabet.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore and record how to write a selection of different words using some of the special letters from the Greek alphabet.

This lesson is part of a history scheme of work to get the children to investigate the growth and development of the Ancient Greek civilization including architecture, education and government and explore how these features impact the modern world. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.

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