Groundbreaking Greeks | Complete Year 5 Topic Unit | 9 Lessons + Worksheets

A complete, original teaching unit for Year 5 (ages 9-10) on the topic of Groundbreaking Greeks. Created for the Cornerstones Curriculum Engage > Develop > Innovate > Express framework, this comprehensive bundle includes everything you need to teach a full Ancient Greece topic.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

9 PowerPoint Lessons (7 slides each):

• Lesson 1 - Greek Achievements and Modern Life (Engage)
• • Lesson 2 - The Greek Olympics (Engage)
• • Lesson 3 - Timeline of Ancient Greece (Develop)
• • Lesson 4 - Alexander the Great (Develop)
• • Lesson 5 - Athens: City State and Democracy (Develop)
• • Lesson 6 - The Minoans and Mycenaeans (Develop)
• • Lesson 7 - The Greek Gods (Innovate)
• • Lesson 8 - Greek Architecture (Innovate)
• • Lesson 9 - Greek Myths Drama Afternoon (Express)

9 Matching Worksheets (Word documents):

• One worksheet per lesson, fully resourced
• • Designed for independent, paired, and group work
• • Activities include: comprehension, comparison tables, timelines, creative writing, drama planning, research tasks, and true/false

TOPICS COVERED:

• Greek achievements and their impact on modern life
• • The Ancient Olympic Games vs modern Olympics
• • Key events in a timeline from 2700 BC to 31 BC
• • Alexander the Great - his conquests and legacy
• • Athenian democracy and social hierarchy
• • Minoans and Mycenaeans (with mystery of their collapse)
• • The 12 Olympian gods and their roles
• • Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian column styles
• • The Parthenon and Greek architecture worldwide
• • Greek myths and drama performance

DESIGNED FOR:

• Year 5 (ages 9-10)
• • Fully compatible with Cornerstones Curriculum
• • Also suitable for Year 4 or Year 6 with minimal adaptation
• • All resources are 100% original - no third-party content

FILE FORMAT:

• Lessons: PowerPoint (.pptx) - editable
• • Worksheets: Word (.docx) - editable

This resource pack has been created and used in an international primary school setting. Buy once, use every year!