Year 5 - Homework
Topic- Ancient Egypt
Each week choose a piece of homework from a new box
Thinking skill
Week 1
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Task
Produce a flow chart to timeline the main events in the Ancient
Egyptian era.
Research and write a paragraph about how we know about the
‘wonders of Ancient Egypt’?
Draw and label an Egyptian Pharaoh.
Retell the story of Tutankhamun.
Remember
Factual
answers, recall
and recognition
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Week 2
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Write a recount as an Egyptian Pharaoh.
Describe an Egyptian God or Goddess of your choice.
Create a fact file about Ancient Egypt.
Research and find out why were cats important to Ancient
Egyptians?
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Write a diary entry as Tutankhamun.
Devise a quiz about Ancient Egypt for a friend.
Create a newspaper article about the Great Pyramid finally being
completed after 20 years.
Draw a pyramid and label the different parts of it.
Understood
Translating
Interpreting
Showing
understand
Week 3
Apply
Using different
information
gained in
different
situations
Week 4
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Analyse
Break into parts
to examine more
closely
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Week 5
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Create
Combine
information to
create new
products and
ideas
Week 6
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Evaluate
Judge, use
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Write about why the Nile was so important to the Ancient
Egyptians.
Write a biography about a Pharaoh of your choice.
Compare Ancient Egypt to modern Egypt. What is similar? What
is different?
Research the types of transport available to the Ancient
Egyptians and compare it to transport we have today.
Design and create a pyramid using paper/cardboard or anything else
you think would be useful.
Create a time capsule you would like to leave for people to find in
years to come. You can either draw one in your books or create a
physical one.
Draw or paint a portrait of yourself as Pharaoh.
Write 5 questions you would like to ask an Ancient Egyptian.
Choose one important thing you think the Ancient Egyptians did and
explain why you think it’s important.
criteria, rank
substantiate.