Social studies grade 5

topic: indus valley civilization

 Class: V Subject: Social Studies

Topic: Indus Valley Civilization Duration:70

Attainment targets:

 Describe with evidence some of the main events, people and changes covered in the study period.
 Understand some reasons of the main events and changes, and why people in the past acted in the ways they did.

Learning Outcome: (Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes):

 Recall reasons for settlements of IVC.

 Observe images of IVC features and discuss in groups and take notes
 Discuss the architecture of IVC and how mature it was and how it lead to a benefiting the future civilizations

Content and Teacher’s Students’ Activity Formative

Activity Assessment
(What are the students
(How are you explaining and doing to help them Time Learning Material and Resources Day to day
demonstrating the topic? The understand the topic?) assessment
60 (What resources will you use that will support the teaching and learning
teaching strategies/
mins activities?) (How do you plan
methodology selected)
to assess learning
as it is happening?)

Activity 1:

Using the feedback slips from

the previous lessons, ask
student pairs: Where was the
Indus Valley located? What
was so special about them?
Were they any different or
similar to us? If so, in what
ways?
As pairs, give feedback to
the questions- what they
Oral feedback on
remember about the Indus 5 Exit slips/ sticky notes from previous lesson
board
Valley; What are the
similarities and differences
Write feedback as a web on
the board (web example
attached)

Activity 2:

 Divide students into

groups of 3-4 and assign
a different feature of the As groups, study the images
Indus Valley Civilization on the MMP and the ones
feature to each group taken from the board
(toys, religion, language,
way of life/ clothes etc). Discuss the images
 Display pictures of the according to the criteria /
Indus Valley (attached) instructions shared on the
and ask groups to study board
them carefully and
As a group, jot down main
discuss in terms of- what
points of discussion on a flip
they look like? what do
chart 35 Pictures (attached) T. bk pgs 62-64 pictures for group discussion, Flip charts Presentations
you think they were
made of? what were Post flip chart on the board
they used for? Is it any and give a presentation to
different or similar to the rest of the class.
the things we’ve seen in
Pakistan? if so, where? Individually, make a mind
 Ask groups to share their map of the features to
discussions as a short make own notes from own
presentation in form of a and other group’s
concept/ mind map on a presentations
flip chart.
 To offer more assistance
to all students, the flip
charts would be pasted
on the class walls in clear
areas so students can
 revisit them at their own
pace
 Ask students to
individually answer Qs 4
T. Bk pg 75

 As groups, discuss the

Activity 3:
Ask student groups- What do
you think the cities of
Mohenjodaro and Harappa look
like? Could you describe any
thing which strikes you the
most?
Keeping these things in mind,
show students pictures on the
architecture- city layout,
granaries etc and ask the groups
to discuss and share their points
of view as an oral presentation
pictures and write own
notes on pamphlets
 Present the allotted
area of architecture to
the rest of the class as
a group Oral feedback to
 Make notes (web/ in 15 Attached pictures help make mind
bullet form) of your map on board
understanding from the
presentations of other
groups
 Peer check if all
important points are
clear and noted

Written work:  Answer pamphlet

question using 10 Qs 4 of T. Bk pg 75
 Pamphlet work: Qs 4 of T. appropriate vocabulary
Bk pg 75
Wrap up:
Oral feedback
 Using the AFL strategy of
Coloured sticks/ Traffic Give feedback to questions https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/archaeology/mohenjo- HW: W. Bk pg 44,
Lights, ask student pairs 10 daro/ 43 Qs 1 and 2 of
Clarify the points which are
to review the 6.2
murky for the others
architecture of the Indus
Valley Civilization by
asking if they understood
about: The Houses;
 Street system; Drainage
system; Citadel; Great
Baths; Granaries.
 Ask students who are
completely clear about
the said concepts to
explain it to the ones
who are unclear by
explaining it to the whole
class

HW: W. Bk pg 44, 43 Qs 1 and

2 of 6.2 (video link provided
to aid with homework)

How will you make the lesson inclusive?

Use as many rows in the table as applicable – add rows if necessary

Lesson Evaluation
Strengths Areas for improvement

Identify a way forward to improve this lesson:

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