This term, Year 3 will be asking: ‘How can we walk like the Egyptians?’. We will start by investigating who the ancient Egyptians were, when they were here and why their civilisation ended. We will be examining artefacts to find out about the daily life and culture of ancient Egyptians and what was important to them. One thing we do know is that animals were of great importance to the Egyptians. Our science this term focuses on animals (including humans) and we will be learning how some animals have muscles and skeletons to support their bodies. In art, we will use what we discover to make our own 3D clay cat sculptures.

After half term, we will look at the location of Egypt globally, including what biome and climate zone it is in. In geography, we will compare the key human and physical features of Egypt to those of the UK. At the end of our topic, we will be designing and making ancient Egyptian style games for our woodwork in DT.

For our legacy, each class will plan, write and illustrate a fictional story based on the ancient Egyptians. The books will be printed and displayed at Truro Museum. We hope this will inspire the public to learn more about this fascinating civilisation.

Article 3: Adults must act in the best interests of the child

All adults should do what is best for children. When adults make decisions, they should think about how they affect children. Ancient Egyptians, like modern Egyptians, loved children and took good care of them. They treasured children and did what they could to protect them as they regarded them as a great blessing. Although some things the ancient Egyptians did, such as encouraging children to work or marry young, are different to practises we have today, they were always acting in what they believed to be the best interests of the child.

Article 31: The right to play, relax, and join in a wide range of cultural, artistic, and other recreational activities.

Up until the age of 5, children were pretty much free to play and have fun. Their parents would have them play games and do things to get stronger. Children would be fed and played with and they had very few responsibilities at this time. Their main goal was to have fun and play. After 5 years old, children would learn to farm and to make things such as wood crafts or clothing. Some girls would be taught to take care of their homes and to be homemakers. During this time, the children did not just work but they also were allowed to play. Play and work went hand in hand.

Children in ancient Egypt played with toys that are familiar to us today. They had pull-along toys, wooden dolls, spinning tops, and balls made from plant fibre or rags tied with string. Both children and adults played board games such as Mehen or 'snake' and sennet.

Home Learning 

Every three weeks the children will be introduced to a new home learning challenge. These will be shared with you on Class Dojo. Each question will have a range of suggestions as to how they can share their understanding of each. They can select any way of demonstrating their understanding.

Across the term we hope that your child is curious enough to extend and deepen their learning and understanding further. Every three weeks certificates are awarded for work that shows innovation, creativity, depth of learning or original thinking.  

Please share any of their work on Class Dojo or bring into school with them. 

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