LEARNING AREA: History LESSON TOPIC: The Big 3 Gods of Greece: Zeus, Poseidon and Hades

YEAR LEVEL: 5 DURATION of LESSON: 30 Minutes

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Seuence historica! "eo"!e and e#ents $%&HHS0'()
*ocate infor+ation re!ated to inuiry uestions in a range of sources $%&HHS,0-)
.dentify and e/"!ain characteristic te/t structures and !anguage features used in i+aginati#e, infor+ati#e and "ersuasi#e
te/ts to +eet the "ur"ose of the te/t $%&0*1,20,)
LESSON OBJECTIVES
To !earn further a3out the 3 +ain gods of %ncient Greece
Their "o4ers and 4here they ru!ed
The story of ho4 they defeated their father to free Greece fro+ the titans
By the end of this esson! st"dents #i h$%e $n o&&o't"nity to de(onst'$te thei' $)iity to:
,5 6nderstand 4ho 4as the +ain God of %ncient Greece
-5 Ho4 the Gods of %ncient Greece ca+e to "o4er
35 7hich of the Big 3 Gods ru!ed 0re3us
85 7hich God ru!ed the Seas
RESOURCES AND CLASSROOM ORGANISATION
Posters
&o!oured "enci!s
9u33ers
Penci!s
Pens
&o+"uters
.Pads
9u!ers
Scissors
G!ue
STUDENTS* PRIOR +NO,LEDGE
Prior :no4!edge 4i!! co+e fro+ "re#ious history !essons taught5
LESSON PROCEDURE
Moti%$tion -O'ient$tin. Ph$se/ 0 Mins
Gain c!asses attention
0/"!ain that they are going to 3rea: into three grou"s and research one of the Big 3 Gods
They 4i!! then co+e 3ac: together at the end of the !esson and "resent 4hat they ha#e found to the c!ass 4ith
infor+ation on a "oster
;i#ide the c!ass into 3 grou"s and gi#e the+ a God to research
P'o1ed"'e -Enh$n1in. Ph$se/
Ha#e the grou" research their god using the co+"uters and 3oo:s that are setu" around the c!assroo+ -23 Mins/
%!so ha#e the+ "!ace their findings onto the "oster as !ong 4ith "ictures that they can "rint out
Ma:e sure that they ha#e their Gods "o4er, 4here they ru!ed, etc5
%fter the ,0 +inutes are u", get the grou"s to "resent 4hat they ha#e found to the rest of the c!ass5
Con1"sion: 0 Mins
Pac: u" .Pads, co+"uters and +a:e sure their des:s are tidy
Ma:e sure c!ass is "re"ared for the ne/t !esson
DI44ERENTIATION O4 LEARNING
%s this is a grou" acti#ity, students 4i!! 3e a3!e to he!" out students 4ho are ha#ing difficu!ty and students 4ho
finish uic:!y can co+"!ete another tas: that needs to 3e done during this !esson5
ASSESSMENT O4 LEARNING
.ndicate 4hat you are doing to +onitor and assess student achie#e+ent <"rogress5
9e+e+3er that there shou!d 3e a!ign+ent 3et4een !esson o3=ecti#es and assess+ent of !earning5