Activities in this teaching pack include a shared reading text to identify and explain some of the different methods that the Maya used when farming crops and an set of cards to record some of the reasons as to why the Maya might have used a method of farming to match a specific location.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore and discuss reasons as to how people in the Maya civilization farmed different crops in the past using methods such as terracing and slash and burn.

This lesson is part of a history scheme of work to research describe and present information and facts about the culture, traditions and achievements of the Maya civilization in the past . There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and an interactive presentation to introduce concepts and key skills.