Mayan Gods Lesson and Game

This lesson does exactly what it says on the tin. It begins with some recall on general Mayan facts before displaying a page from the brilliant book ’ ’ linked to Mayan beliefs. This is further expanded on in the net two slides before then looking at specific information linked to 8 Mayan Gods. While this is being read, the children have a cloze procedure task to complete based on missing information which can be easily adapted based on your classes ability level. After this is a game adapted from Pokemon called Pokemayan which features the Gods the children have learned about as Pokemon cards. It is easy to play and the rules are on the slides. The lesson finished with a summary task based on the learning content.