Lesson Five – Battle of Marathon
This history teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate and present facts and information about the history and development of the marathon race in the Ancient Greek civilization in the past.
The class can devise and record a route back from Marathon to Athens to announce news of the battle victory which then resulted in the establishment of the marathon race.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to investigate and present facts and information about the history and development of the marathon race in the Ancient Greek civilization in the past
Activities in this teaching pack include a shared reading text to identify and describe the history and development of the marathon race in Ancient Greece, a set of cards to retell the story of the Battle of Marathon from Ancient Greece using drama and role-play and a worksheet to select and record the journey from Marathon to Athens as part of the Persian wars.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore and present facts and information about the history and development of the marathon race in Ancient Greece.
This lesson is part of a history scheme of work to get the children to explore the development of the Olympic Games that began during the history of Ancient Greece and make comparisons with modern competitions. 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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