Focused Activity Plan KS1/2

Name & Class:

Year 5 !istory
Su"#ect $ocus/Cross Curricular %in&s 'ate
(esources re)uired: Sa$e*uardin* a+areness:
%earnin* ,"#ective-s. /eac0in* & %earnin* activities1
includin* introductions1 main in2uts
and o+n mana*ement3
Key
4uestions/5o
c3
'i6erentiation
I can
design and make well-crafted
products that are ft for purpose
draw inferences and justify
these with evidence from the
text
summarise the main ideas
drawn from more than one
paragraph
identify key details that
support the main ideas

Starter: (e$res0 t0e +ar 2eriod as a class3 70at

0a22ened at t0is time8 Ans+er &ey )uestions "y
2layin* t0e A9C' corner *ame so it is more 2ractical
"ased3 /A to record t0e most 2o2ular ans+ers and
discus t0em as a class durin* court time3 -1:
minutes.
Create a court o$ la+ in t0e classroom1 aisle o$ c0airs
do+n eac0 side o$ t0e room1 /A s0ould "e #ud*e1
teac0er to "e #ury3 ,ne side o$ t0e room is /roy and
t0e ot0er 0al$ is ;reece1 c0ildren are *rou2ed "y
num"er in t0e re*ister3
C0ildren ar*ue statements o$ <+0o $ou*0t "est in t0e
+ar1= <+0o=s "attle 2lans +e=re t0e most e6ective1=
+0at +as 0ard/ easy durin* t0e +ar and analyse
+0at +as success$ul/nonsuccess$ul usin* t0eir o+n
&no+led*e o$ t0e +ar3
A s2o&es2erson $rom eac0 side can ma&e
statements to t0e #ud*e1 on "e0al$ o$ t0eir team1 in
ans+er to t0e )uestions3
7itnesses evaluate t0ese statements in detail1 +0y
did t0is +or&/not +or&1 +0at could 0ave
2revented/counteracted t0e conse)uences8 7itness
statements can "e counteracted i$ t0e ot0er side
disa*rees +it0 o22osin* team3 !o+ever1 t0ey must
state why t0ey t0in& di6erently3 /0is +ill *ain e>tra
2oints3
(e$erences to t0e te>t must "e used at all times?
No 2oints $or ma&in* events u23
C0ildren can only "e a +itness once?
,nce a statement 0as "een made "y eit0er side it
must "e "ac&ed u2 "y a <+itness=3
7itnesses c0osen "y #ud*e3
@*: ;ree& S2o&es2erson: <,ur 2lans +ere more
e6ective?=
7itness: </0is is "ecauseA=
Bud*e: <'oes /roy a*ree +it0 t0is statement8=
/ro#an S2o&es2erson: <Yes/No=
70at 0a22ened in
t0e C year lon*
+ar8
70o did t0e
Ancient ;ree&s
D*0t in t0is time8
70at did t0ey
accom2lis08
70at +ould 0ave
0a22ened i$A
At0e A;s lost all
"attles durin* t0e
C year 2eriod8
70at +ere t0eir
"attle strate*ies8
70at +ould 0ave
0a22ened i$A
At0e A;s 0adn=t
"uilt t0e /ro#an
0orse8
At0e /ro#ans
0adn=t acce2ted
t0e !orse as a *i$t
$rom At0ens8
At0e A;s 0adn=t
+on t0e /ro#an
7ar8
70at did t0e
;ree&s 0ave to
t0eir advanta*e8
70at armour do
you t0in& t0ey
used8
70y +ere all t0e
s0ields di6erent8
9A -"elo+ avera*e.
/0e A9C' corners may 0el2 lo+er a"ility c0ildren3 /0ey can "e unsu2ervised in t0e *ame
-i$ 20ysically 2ossi"le. as t0ey are only relyin* on t0eir t0in&in* s&ills3 /0ey may "e *iven a
co2y o$ t0e story to scan t0rou*0 durin* t0e *ame so t0ey 0ave t0e evidence at 0and to
"ac& u2 t0eir c0oice o$ corner3
'urin* t0e de"ate1 as #ud*e1 t0e /A s0ould call $ort0 c0ildren $rom all a"ilities to include
everyone3 %o+er a"ility c0ildren may 0ave a co2y o$ t0e te>t to re$er to3 /0ey s0ould "e
encoura*ed "y t0eir team to ans+er as accurately as 2ossi"le3
A -avera*e.
C0ildren s0ould com2etently "e a"le to con$er +it0 2eers +0ic0 is t0e correct ans+er1 A1 91
C or '3 /0ey s0ould "e a"le to 2rovide an accurate #ustiDcation $or t0eir c0oice o$ corner on
t0eir o+n3
AA -a"ove avera*e.
C0ildren s0ould "e a"le to #usti$y t0eir c0oice o$ corner in t0is *ame3 /0ey s0ould
com2etently "e a"le to decide on a corner $or t0emselves and s0ould not need to con$er
+it0 2eers3
'urin* t0e court scenario t0e !A c0ildren s0ould "e a"le to #usti$y t0eir statements usin*
solid evidence $rom t0e te>ts covered and s0ould "e a"le to develo2 t0em $urt0er t0rou*0
o2inion and $urt0er evidence3
7itness: 7e a*ree/disa*ree "ecauseA
The judge is to keep order to the debate and
control the behaviour of the sides.
hen the whole discussion the jury will decide
who won the debate or whether more
discussion is needed to determine an answer.