The Quest for…The Maya Civilisation

Subject: History

Age Group: KS2

Region: London/Greater London, North West, West Midlands

Become Ancient Mayans in our Ancient Maya Civilisation KS2 Workshop!

In this interactive history session, your pupils will use drama to explore the people, religion, and culture of this early civilization.

Who was the greatest of the Maya Gods?

Who became king when they were only 12 years old!?

What eventually led to the collapse of this ancient civilization?

And which pupil will be the next sacrifice? (Just for pretend, we promise)

Designed for the most gruesome of KS2 classes, our time-travelling facilitator will guide your pupils through drama games, mime, debate, and imagination.

And each class will earn the opportunity to graduate as Time Travellers themselves in our Ancient Maya Civilisation KS2 Workshop!

 

ancient mayan ks2 civilisation workshop

Why choose Freshwater?

Our sessions:

  • Are highly interactive, offering hands-on learning, which allows all your pupils to access the topic.
  • Add depth and richness to the curriculum and stimulate further learning.
  • Use carefully chosen drama techniques, so that children feel a personal involvement in the topic which helps to embed subject knowledge.
  • Allow the teacher an opportunity to observe pupils’ progress from a different perspective.
  • Are led by experienced drama facilitators who immerse the children in an imaginative world, helping to make learning fun!

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Children loved this session and were taking what they had learnt from this out into the playground during their break times and were creating their own Mayan games.

Amy Vincent, Goresbrook School, Dagenham

Details
  • Length of session: 60 minutes

  • Price: One session costs £142 + VAT

  • Number of Children: up to 30

  • Extra children are negotiable

  • All facilitators are DBS checked

Key Areas
  • Maya society structure

  • Maya ruler: Pakal the Great

  • Maya writing and calendars

  • The demise of the Maya Civilisation