Lesson Three – Games Diary
This history teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise composing and presenting a diary entry describing the life of a competitor participating in the ancient games in the past.
The class can identify and record the similarities and differences between the experiences of competitors in the ancient and modern games as they participated in different events.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to practise composing and presenting a diary entry describing the life of a competitor participating in the ancient games in the past
Activities in this teaching pack include a shared reading text to identify the similarities and differences between the experiences of competitors in the ancient and modern games and a table display card to research and present information about one of sporting events held during the Ancient Greek games.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore how to write a diary entry describing the life of a competitor participating in the ancient games.
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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