Ancient Egyptians Topic - Lesson 19: P.E. | Egyptian Dance

Each of these KS2 Ancient Egyptians lessons comes fully prepared with a detailed lesson plan, differentiated activity ideas, a set of slides for the teaching input and a range of printable resources, such as worksheets, picture cards, challenge cards, puzzles, project ideas and much more. Everything you need to deliver an engaging and informative topic is right at your fingertips!

These ancient Egypt Art KS2 lessons for Year 3 and Year 4 contains three Art projects that will soon have your class creating their very own ancient Egyptian artefacts.

The included slideshow presentation for each of the three lessons gives your children some context to the artefacts they will be creating, before showing handy step-by-step instructions demonstrating suggested methods for creating their own versions. A range of supporting resources, including picture cards and instruction sheets, are also included, as well as suggestions for how to differentiate the activities to suit different learners.

These ancient Egypt Art lessons are ready to enjoy with your class and will soon have them creating fantastic artwork to show off their ancient Egyptian learning.

Download the three complete Computing lessons that form part of our 'Ancient Egyptians' topic.

Download two ancient Egypt DT lessons to use as part of your ancient Egyptians cross-curricular topic. There are two great topics to challenge your class's DT skills and help them immerse themselves further in their ancient Egyptian learning.

Each lesson contains a detailed lesson plan, a slideshow for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and a range of printable resources to support their independent work.

Download four ready-to-teach ancient Egypt Geography KS2 lessons for Year 3 and Year 4 as part of your ancient Egyptians cross-curricular teaching. Your class will explore the geography of ancient Egypt, including finding the location of Egypt on a map, exploring the geographical features of the River Nile and using information about Egypt and ancient Egyptian sites to plan a holiday in Egypt!

Fully planned and ready to teach, these KS2 ancient Egypt Geography lessons are ready to download and enjoy in the classroom.

Download this set of six KS2 Ancient Egyptians History lessons for Year 3 and Year 4 as part of your ancient Egyptians cross-curricular topic. These six lessons will give your class a broad overview of the ancient Egyptian civilisation, from who ran the roost to who built the pyramids.

Containing six detailed lesson plans, each with a corresponding slideshow for the teaching input, as well as a set of printable resources for your class's independent learning activities, these Ancient Egyptians History lessons provide everything you need to fully immerse your class in their learning – without the need to spend hours of your own time planning!

Download the complete set of PE lessons that form part of our 'Ancient Egyptians' topic.

Papyrus revolutionised the way the ancient Egyptians recorded information about their lives. This Papyrus Paintings Art lesson gives your KS2 class the opportunity to make their own replica of a piece of papyrus art, studying examples from ancient Egypt for ideas and inspiration.

The included slideshow presentation for the teaching input explains to your class what papyrus is and how it was made it ancient Egypt, before going on to explain how they can make their very own versions using some simple equipment.

Teach your KS2 class how to make an Egyptian cartouche with this ready-to-teach Art lesson for Year 3 or Year 4. The included slideshow presentation for the teaching input explains what a cartouche is and shows some clear step-by-step instructions for how to make an Egyptian cartouche out of clay. Along the way, your class will have the chance to explore ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics as they translate their names to create their own Egyptian name plate.

With a detailed lesson plan, slideshow presentation, differentiated activity ideas and a set of helpful printable resources to support their artwork, this cartouche Art lesson provides everything you need to set your class off on making their own Egyptian cartouche.

This ancient Egyptian jewellery KS2 Art lesson will turn your class into Egyptian royalty as they design and make their own ancient Egyptian necklaces using a simple but very effective method.

During the teaching input, the slideshow presentation explores some examples of ancient Egyptian jewellery before showing how to create the basic template for making an ancient Egyptian necklace of their own. After that, you can leave their creativity to blossom as they plan how to decorate their Egyptian necklaces.

Once they've finished creating their necklaces, why not organise a fashion parade so they can show off their ancient Egyptian masterpieces!

Put their computer skills to the test as they plan and create their own Egypt presentations to explain an aspect of ancient Egyptian life in this ancient Egyptian Computing lesson for KS2 children. Your class will be challenged to create a multimedia presentation to include text, pictures, sounds and more, challenging not only their computing skills but also giving them the chance to research an area of ancient Egyptian life that interests them.

The included slideshow presentation gives some question prompts to get them thinking about the kind of information they will include and how they they will display this information in their Egypt presentations. As they start their independent work, the printable resources give them a space to plan their presentations, and there are also a series of challenge cards to support their research.

The internet is a part of daily life for most children these days, but do they know how to use the internet to find out the information they really need? This lesson challenges your class to carry out their own ancient Egypt research as they use search terms to find out the answers to specific questions about ancient Egypt.

With a detailed lesson plan, a slideshow for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and a set of helpful printable resources, this Ancient Egyptians computing lesson is a great way for your class to hone their internet skills as well as find out some more information about ancient Egypt.

This lesson allows your class to organise a mess of information about Egyptian gods and goddesses (or pharaohs) into database fields, teaching them how information can be organised and how databases can be used.

Challenge your class to make a shaduf in this ancient Egyptian DT lesson for KS2! The included slideshow presentation for the teaching input of this lesson explores what a shaduf was and how they were used by the ancient Egyptians. It then shows some examples of model shadufs for children to consider, then challenges them to design and make a shaduf of their own using a range of modelling materials.

Once they have completed their shaduf, they are challenged to evaluate their finished model, considering what works well and what could be improved.

This ancient Egypt DT lesson for Year 3 and Year 4 will start by getting your children thinking about what the ancient Egyptians ate. It then goes on to look at a recipe for making Egyptian bread. The included slideshow presentation for the teaching input goes through some simple step-by-step instructions with photos on how children can follow an ancient Egyptian bread recipe to make their own delicious Egyptian flatbreads. They can even add their own twist to the recipe if they're feeling adventurous!

This Map of Egypt KS2 lesson planning pack will teach your class how to locate Egypt on a world map, identifying the countries, seas and oceans that surround it. They will also explore a map of Egypt itself, identifying some major cities and features.

With a lesson plan with differentiated activity ideas, a slideshow for the teaching input and a selection of printable resources for the children's independent learning, this pack contains everything you need to teach your class about the location of Egypt and its major cities.

Challenge your class to find out all about Egyptian geography in this lesson as they explore the physical and human features of this fascinating country. This lesson starts by letting your class discuss what kind of country Egypt is in terms of climate, temperature and population before looking more closely at the geographical features of Egypt, such as capital city, average temperatures, amount of precipitation and the length of the Nile.

Completely planned and ready to teach, the lesson plan gives you all the information and details you need, while the slideshow and range of printable resources take care of the rest!

This lesson turns your classroom into a travel agents as your class look at what people can do on a holiday to Egypt and design posters and brochures to encourage people to travel to there. The slides show a variety of photos of Egypt, giving children some ideas for some of the sights and scenes people can explore, as well as thinking about what they can do.

Teach your class about the longest river in the world as they investigate the geographical features of the River Nile, such as length, tributaries, source and mouth, as well as looking at which countries besides Egypt the Nile runs through.

Introduce your class to their new topic using this Ancient Egypt timeline KS2 lesson plan. Give your class some context on when and where the fascinating Ancient Egyptian civilisation took place and discuss some of the most important dates in this period of time. Use the provided teaching input slides to discuss the differences between BC and AD dates and challenge your Year 3 class to order and compare important events along an Ancient Egyptian timeline. This complete lesson comes with printable resources and event cards to help your KS2 class begin their investigation of this intriguing topic.

This lesson looks at the ancient Egyptian social pyramid and explores how society was structured. Your KS2 class will investigate the roles, rights and responsibilities of different groups of people from pharaohs and viziers to farmers and enslaved people. The slides for the teaching input give your class a basic overview of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid, giving children the knowledge they need to complete their independent learning tasks (which includes a fun miming activity!).

This Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs KS2 lesson pack takes an in-depth look at what a pharaoh did, how someone became pharaoh, what power and influence they had over the Egyptian subjects and what happened when a pharaoh died. Your class will also have the chance to learn about some famous Egyptians pharaohs, such as Tutankhamen, Rameses II and Cleopatra.

This downloadable Egyptian pharaohs KS2 lesson contains a detailed lesson plan with differentiated activity ideas, a slideshow for the teaching input and a range of handy printable resources – in short, everything you need to teach a great lesson!

Download a ready-to-teach Egyptian Gods KS2 History lesson for Year 3 or Year 4! Through this comprehensive planning pack, your class will learn all about the Egyptian gods and goddesses, exploring the role Egyptian gods played in the lives of the ancient Egyptians, as well as finding out about some of the most famous deities, such as Ra and Anubis.

The provided slideshow goes through some of this information, giving your children sufficient knowledge and context to tackle their differentiated learning activities. There's even the opportunity to create their own fun split books to portray different Egyptian gods and goddesses!

Teach your Year 3 or Year 4 class all about one of the most famous ancient wonders with this Ancient Egyptian Pyramids KS2 History lesson! Your children will explore why the pyramids were built, how they were built and how the designs changed over time, as well as looking at the Great Pyramids of Giza, the only remaining wonder of the ancient world.

Containing a lesson plan, corresponding slideshow for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and a range of printable resources, this Ancient Egyptian Pyramids KS2 lesson pack contains all you need to teach this fascinating lesson.

Give your class the chance to explore ancient Egyptian achievements and inventions in this KS2 History lesson for Year 3 and Year 4. Your class will explore achievements and inventions such as paper, clocks, the shaduf, ox-drawn ploughs, calendars, knowledge of anatomy and a decimal system, before thinking about which of these inventions we still use today.

Packed full of interesting facts and fun activities, this Ancient Egyptian Achievements and Inventions lesson contains everything you need to fully impress your class with how advanced the ancient Egyptians were for their time.

This Egyptian Dance KS2 PE lesson for Year 3 or Year 4 gives your class the chance to choreograph and perform their own Egyptian dances after looking at examples of pharaonic dance and body shapes in ancient Egyptian art. Alternatively, they can create their own dances as though they are ancient Egyptians dancing to please on of the many gods and goddesses!

Please note that this lesson plan does not provide a music track but does give suggestions for tracks available.