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Enquiry Question What is the evidence that the ancient civilization of the Indus Valley was a well-developed society?
Learning Challenges
• Where and when did the ancient civilization of Indus Valley begin?
• How did the inhabitants of the Indus Valley live?
• What were some of the main achievements of the people of the Indus Valley?
. What comparisons can be made with Britain at that time?
. What happened to this ancient civilization?
Key words . civilisation
. achievements
. India
. Pakistan
. culture
. ancient
. trade
Year 4- The Indus Valley
Hook: What can evidence tell us about the past? Pupils were introduced to the learning
question and then to a game, “Archaeology
Attack”. This enquiry based start to the
new topic provided useful discussion
points where pupils had to weigh evidence
and sift arguments. The artefacts piqued
pupils’ curiosity and allowed some to
begin making predictions and links across
the topic.
Wednesday 6th September 2017 LC: Can I create a KWL grid about the Indus
Valley?
This week in Humanities the children were
given the opportunity to share any exiting
knowledge they had on the Indus valley.
They came up with some great facts and it
was clear that the working wall had sparked
their interest. The children were then given
an opportunity to discuss what they would
like find out about the Indus Valley.
I know that the Indus
Valley is near India.
- David
I want to find out what
language the people of
the Indus Valley spoke.
- Zenerah
I want to find out
whether the Indus
Valley was ruled by a
king or queen.
- Flora
I want to find if the
people of the Indus
Valley went to school.
- Shirin
I think these are
decorative tiles that
went on the floor.
- Avani
I think this is
jewellery, probably
owned by a rich
person.
- Jonathan
Wednesday 6th September 2017 LC: Can I recognise different artefacts and
objects from the Indus Valley and suggest
what they might have been used for?
This week in Humanities the children were
given images of different artefacts, objects
and building from the Indus Valley. They
were asked to discuss in groups what they
thought the items were and write their ideas
around the image.
I think these are
pots that were
made by the people
of the Indus
Valley.
- Kanyin
I think these are
pots that are used
for cooking.
- Bukunmi
I think these are
toys that children
who lived in the
Indus Valley played
with.
- Jonathan
Friday 15th September 2017
LC: Can locate the Indus Valley and identify
other land features on a map?
This week in humanities the children used a
world atlas to locate the Indus valley,
surrounding countries and other land features.
Some children even created their own key.
- The Indus Valley
borders India and
the Arabian sea.
- Joe
Mohenjo Dharo is
one of the main
cities within the
Indus Valley.
- Kanyin
The land
surrounding the
Indus Valley
was very fertile
and great for
growing crops.
- Elouise
Friday 22nd September 2017
LC: Can I research and present my findings on
the Indus Valley?
This week in humanities the children researched
various aspects of the Indus valley including
farming, trade, clothing entertainment and
cities. The children used a range of resources
to produce factual posters for their area of
research and presented their findings as a
class.
I found out that the
the people of the Indus
Vealley played chess.
- Paige W
I found out that the
people of the Indus
Valley wore robes.
- Chloe
I know that the Indus
Valley is near India.
- David
I found out that the
bricks that were used to
build houses were all
the same size.
- Tunrayo
I found out that the
Indus Valley people
had wells and a
sewerage system.
- Bukunmi
I found out that
people traded crops
and jewels.
- Favour
I found out that the
town centre had a
bath.
- Makeda
Monday 2nd October 2017
L.C Can I write my own version of a
story from ‘Tales told in Tents’?
In English, the children learnt a tale
called ‘The fountain of Life’ using actions,
drama and story text. They then
innovated the story and planned and
wrote their own version.
I wrote a tale about
friendship using openers
and conjunctions.
- David
I used different
expanded noun
phrases to make my
writing descriptive.
- Henry
I wanted my tale
to include higher
level
conjunctions.
Sekyi
Wednesday 11th October 2017 L.C Can I design my own Indus Valley
tile using sketching techniques?
In art, the children have been designing their
own tiles Inspired by the Indus Valley
Civilization, also known as the Harappan
Culture. This style incorporates stick figure
human and animal designs and the patterns
Incorporate many zig-zags similar to the
Aztecs.
My tile design was
inspired by items that
were found in the
Indus Valley.
- Paige W
My tile was
inspired by
farming in the
Indus Valley
- Jotham
I tried to use different
designs inspired by the
Aztecs.
- Samson
My tile was inspired by
jewellery that was worn
by people of the Indus
Valley.
- Shirin
Thursday 12th October 2017
L.C Can I find out why the people of the
Indus Valley were so important?
In humanities, the children were asked to
compare the Indus Valley civilisation to
that of the stone age to understand why
the people of the Indus Valley were so
important. After comparing various
aspects of both life in the Indus Valley
and the Stone Age, it became apparent to
the children that the Indus Valley
civilisation was significantly more
advanced and modernised than other
ancient civilisations at that time.
I found out that we
learnt lots about
drainage systems from
the Indus Valley.
- Chloe
The Indus Valley has
evidence of pot,
architecture and modern
town. This was far
more advanced than the
Stone Age.
- Bukunmi
We also had a class debate about
whether we would have preferred
to live in the Stone Age or as part
of the Indus Valley civilization.
Both sides had very convincing
arguments.
I’d definitely rather live
in the Indus Valley.
Look at the jewels and
clothing they wore!
- Henry
- I’d prefer to live in
the stone age. I
think hunting for
food would be great!
-
- Jotham
Thursday 2nd November
L.C Can I create an Indus Valley tile?
In art, the children designed and made
their own clay tiles Inspired by the Indus
Valley Civilization, also known as the
Harappan Culture. This style incorporates
stick figure human and animal designs
and the patterns incorporate many zig-
zags similar to the Aztecs.
I wanted to create a
tile using animals
that were important
in the Indus Valley.
- Flora
I loved designing
and creating the
tile. The clay
was quite difficult
to work with so I
found it
challenging. I
was really
pleased with my
tile.
- Eloise
I wanted to create
a detailed pattern
using a dotting
technique. I tried
to make my tile
symmetrical.
- Sekyi