InAzerbaijan

Teaching
Resources
Key Stage 2

Welcome to
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e believe that learning
Wabout different cultures and
ethnic diversity from a young age
is extremely important, one of the
many similarities we share with
the Azerbaijani people. This ancient
and diverse country holds
a rich tapestry within art, culture,
money and power. Inspiring
arts and ancient cities adjacent
with the rise and fall of modern
histories and it’s most poignant
leaders and occupiers. From
royal shahs to secular communism,
Azerbaijan has always had
a reputation as a cultural meeting
point between the East and
West; and today's Azerbaijan is
no different.
'In Azerbaijan' has been developed
by The NO Collective,
a not-for-profit youth group in
London looking to expand our
knowledge of the world and
its diversity through art and
culture. Specialising in formal
and non-formal education projects
- The NO Collective works
towards building young peoples
strengths by learning about
our similarities and loving our differences.
We have kindly been
supported by CSSN Azerbaijan,
who help to support the work of
non-profit organisations.
In this KS2 pack you will find
a project week specialised
for learning about what is 'In
Azerbaijan', prepared by our
resident primary school teacher,
Joe. We hope you will find
the resources engaging and
fun for your classes.
In this pack you will find:
- Key Stage 2 Week Plan
Including individual subjects:
• Art
• Design &Technology
• Geography
• History
• Music
All presentations and notebooks
are available to download
at www.inazerbaijan.
co.uk
Please feel free to use and
share our free resources to
help future generations learn
more about how / where / what
/ why and when ‘In Azerbaijan',
and log in to www.inazerbaijan.co.uk
to the UK's first webportal
dedicated to Azerbaijan
to learn more.
If you would like to know more
about 'The NO Collective' and
our educational projects,
please contact Joe at
joe@nocollective.co.uk

Azerbaijan Topic Week Lesson Plan
Variation Of Lessons For Years 3 - 6
KS2
This is a set of plans for a week long topic project on Azerbaijan which covers a number of different aspects of the curriculum to give your
students an insight into a country outside of Europe.
This suggested week long project, can utilise afternoon topic time, and encompass Geography, History, Art, English, MFL, Music and D&T
learning. The lesson plans can also be used as individual lessons to be used when appropriate. These lessons may be particularly useful if
you have Azerbaijani children in your class.
Learning
objectives
Themes Subject matter Cross curricular links Key areas of study
To explore the
history,
geography and
culture of a
country outside
of Europe
To develop an Differences and
understanding of similarities
the differences between our
between the UK culture and
and another another culture
country
To develop a
basic
understanding of
the language
and culture of
Azerbaijan.
Non-western
culture
Countries
outside of
Europe
In this topic the children will explore the
geography, history and culture of
Azerbaijan, a country that is both inside
and outside of Europe (half Europe and
half Asia)
This project will give the children the
chance to look at the history of this
country, its geography – both internally
and in relation to the UK, its music – both
traditional and contemporary, its visual
arts and literature as well as learning
how to make traditional Azerbaijani food
This project will give the children a good
understanding of Azerbaijan and extend
their knowledge of other countries and
cultures outside of the UK
History – explore the history of the
region
Geography – explore the landscape
and its position in relation to the UK
D&T – learn to cook a healthy
traditional Azerbaijani dish
Music – explore contemporary and
traditional Azerbaijani music
Art – explore traditional Azerbaijani
pattern making
MFL – learn Azerbaijani greetings
History – to learn about the
early history of Azerbaijan –
tribes
Geography – Exploring Baku
(capital city), Caucasus
mountains, Yanar Dag (the fire
mountain), mud volcanoes,
landmarks in Baku
D&T - to prepare Dolma
(vegetarian, rice snacks in vine
leaves)
Music - to learn ‘Bakı Haqqında
Mahnı’ (Song about Baku)
Art – Creating Azerbaijani
carpet patterns

Ancient Tribes Of Azerbaijan
History Lesson Plan
KS2
This lesson gives the children a chance to explore the ancient tribes of BC,
in the region now known as Azerbaijan. This lesson focuses on different areas
of each tribe, the living conditions of the Mannai tribe, the association the
Caspian tribe had with ancient Babylonia, and the religion of the Media tribe.
Learning Objective:
To explore the early history of
Azerbaijan.
Success Criteria:
I can research early Azerbaijan
history.
I can create a picture of life in early
Azerbaijan.
Links to the National Curriculum:
• The achievements of the earliest
civilisations – overview of where
and when the first civilisations
appeared
• A non-European society that
provides contrasts with British
history one study chosen from:
early Islamic civilisations
I can write about my picture, recalling
key facts from Azerbaijan history.

Cross-curricular Links
KS2
Geography:
Human and physical geography:
Success Criteria:
• human geography, including: types
of settlement and land use,
economic activity including trade
links, and the distribution of natural
resources including energy, food,
minerals and water
Resources:
• notebook/powerpoint presentation.
• Tablet or laptop, if available
• Paper
• Pencils
• Colouring pencils
Art:
• to improve their mastery of art and
design techniques, including
drawing,painting and sculpture
with a range of materials [for
example, pencil, charcoal, paint,
clay]

Time suggestion – 1 1/2 - 2 hours
Lesson Plan
KS2
Introduce the topic for today. Show on a timeline what time period we will be
focusing on today – the 3 rd millennium BC.
If following the focus week, recap on previous geography lesson, where is
Azerbaijan? What is the climate like in Azerbaijan? What is the main religion?
Introduce the three tribes from ancient Azerbaijan we will be looking at today
– the Mannai, the Media and the Caspian. Do the children remember the word
‘Caspian’ from the geography lesson – what might it have taken its name from
(the Caspian sea).
Look at more depth into the tribes:
• The Mannai tribe – look at the lifestyle of this tribe – they lived in fortified
cities – can the children think of any fortified cities in England? (York,
London etc) This tribe were horse traders – who might they have been
trading with
• The Caspian – this tribe was part of ancient babylonia – do any of the
children recognise this name? Talk about the hanging gardens of
Babylon – why can we not see them today? What might they have
looked like? Make a word bank on the board
• The Media – talk about the fire cult religion of the media. The priests
could interpret dreams – what other tribes people did this as part of their
religion? (e.g native Americans). Relate fire worship to the geography
lesson on Yanar Dag and the natural gases which create fire. The
ancient tribes people believed this was God on earth
Children can pick a tribe and draw the aspect of their life that we have been
looking at today – Mannai – the city and the horse trading, Caspain – the
hanging gardens of Babylon – Media – the fire worship and dream
interpretation.
Children need to label their drawings with captions, presenting the facts they
have learnt.
Extension – use ICT to research the tribes and ancient Azerbaijan further.
Plenary – Share the drawing with someone else in the class. Encourage the
children to talk about life in ancient Azerbaijan – focus on the five senses.

Azerbaijan
Geography Lesson Plan
KS2
This lesson gives the children a chance to explore the country of Azerbaijan,
looking at its physical and human geography. They will look at the capital city,
Bakuand a number of landmarks. We would suggest using this lesson as an
introductionto the weeks learning on Azerbaijan if you are following the focus
week plan.
Learning Objective:
To explore Azerbaijan and learn about
some of it’s main features.
Success Criteria:
I can locate Azerbaijan on a map.
I can name some landmarks in
Azerbaijan.
I can identify the capital city of
Azerbaijan.
Links to the National Curriculum:
Locational knowledge:
• locate the world’s countries, using
maps to focus on Europe (including
the location of Russia) and North
and South America, concentrating
on their environmental regions, key
physical and human characteristics,
countries, and major cities
• name and locate counties and
cities of the United Kingdom,
geographical regions and their
identifying human and physical
characteristics, key topographical
features (including hills, moutains,
coasts and rivers), and land-use
patterns; and understand howsome
of these aspects have changed
over time
Human and physical geography:
• human geography, including:
types of settlement and land use,
economic activity including trade
links, and the distribution of natural
resources including energy, food,
minerals and water

History:
Cross-curricular Links
Resources:
KS2
Study of a non-European civilisation
that provides contrast with British
History – e.g. early Islamic civilisation.
• Notebook / powerpoint presentation.
• Booklet templates
• Print off of notebook for table use
• (If possible) tablets or laptops for
further research.
• Google earth app – you can
download this from
www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/earth/
• Atlases
• Maps of Azerbaijan
• Access to YouTube

Time suggestion – 1 - 2 hours
Lesson Plan
KS2
If following the focus week, begin by introducing the weeks learning on
Azerbaijan. Introduce the country and the learning objectives for the week.
Describe where the country is; it is located in the Caucasus region, named
because of the mountain range. Show the map of the area. This would be a
good opportunity to get children to find the country using an atlas. Use
google earth to show where it is in the world – this is a good app as you can
zoom in and out of the map and show the country in context of the world
and England.
Look at the capital city of Baku – have children find the city on a map of
Azerbaijan.
Talk about the different landmarks in the city – the flame towers and the
maiden Tower. Relate this to landmarks in a local city. (the flame towers page
on the notebook has a link to a video of the light projections)
Explore the landmarks outside of Baku – Yanar Dag and mud volcanoes (the
mud volcanoes page on the notebook has a link to a video of an eruption)
Children to use information explored to make a fact file booklet on Azerbaijan.
They should describe where in the world it is, what the capital is and the
landmarks.
Children can include drawings in their fact file and explore further facts using
books or the internet.
Plenary – children to share facts they have found out and add these to their
booklets as a ‘fun fact’ box.

Design & Technology
Lesson Plan
Food Technology - Cooking A Traditional Azerbaijani Meal
KS2
This lesson gives the children a chance to explore a different aspect of
Azerbaijani culture – their food, and teaches them a traditional Azerbaijani dish.
This will help to extend their understanding of this culture and develops skills in
cooking from another culture.
Learning Objective:
To explore the ingredients needed
for Dolma and make this traditional
Azerbaijani meal.
Success Criteria:
I can list the ingredients needed to
make Dolma.
I can follow a recipe.
I can make a traditional
Azerbaijani meal.
Links to the National Curriculum:
As part of their work with food,
pupils should be taught how to cook.
Instilling a love of cooking in pupils
will also open a door to one of the
great expressions of human creativity.
Learning how to cook is a crucial life
skill that enables pupils to feed
themselves and others affordably and
well, now and in later life.
Pupils should be taught to:
• prepare and cook a variety of
predominantly savoury dishes
using a range of cooking techniques
• understand seasonality, and
know where and how a variety of
ingredients are grown, reared,
caught and processed.

Geography:
Cross-curricular Links
Resources:
KS2
Place knowledge
• understand geographical similarities
and differences through the study of
human and physical geography of a
region of the United Kingdom, a
region in a European country, and a
region within North or South America
Human and physical geography
• human geography, including
types of settlement and land use,
economic activity including trade
links, and the distribution of natural
resources including energy, food,
minerals and water
English:
Reading of different text types – recipe
instructions:
‘Good comprehension draws from
linguistic knowledge (in particular
vocabulary and grammar) and on
knowledge of the world.
• Notebook / powerpoint
presentation
• Recipes for Dolma
• Saucepan
• Teaspoon and tablespoon
• Cup (for meauring)
• Plate & Large Cooking Pot
• Ingredients: (for 10)
- 1tbsp Olive Oil
2 Onions (pre-minced)
1 1/2 cups un- cooked rice
- 2 tbsp tomato puree
- 2 tbsp dried currents
- 2 tbsp pine nuts
- 1 tbsp dried cinnamon
- 1 tbsp dried mint
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- 1 x 8oz Jar of grape leaves
(drained & rinsed)
You will need to use a cooking area
or a protable cooking hub to prepare
this dish.
Comprehension skills develop through
pupils experience of high quality
discussion with the teacher as well as
from reading and discussing a range
of stories, poems and non-fiction.’
Mathematics:
Measuring – weight (grams)

Time suggestion – 1 1/2 - 2 hours
Lesson Plan
KS2
Introduce topic for today – following on from our topic for this week on
Azerbaijan, we are going to look, in closer detail, at one of the cultural
aspects of this country – their food. Today we are going to create a
traditional Azerbaijani meal, called Dolma. Some children may have tried
stuffed vine leaves, which is similar to this dish.
Introduce the recipe – explain the steps and model the different stages -
remember that when using the onions it will make eyes water!
Introduce the ingredients – let the children explore each ingredient –
especially the rice and the cumin – talk with each other about the smells and
texture of the different foods, how do you think they will mix? How much of
each one do you think you will need? Where do you think the food comes
from?
Split the class into 2/3 groups – if possible put an adult with each group to
add cooking and encourage talk during the cooking. Explain that this could
be a social activity in countries where they made this, such as Azerbaijan.
The rice will need to cook for about 45 minutes, so you may want to include a
talking activity or break during this time.
Children to make Dolma in groups – following the instructions. Encourage
children to talk about process, ingredients and what they have learnt about
Azerbaijan as they do it.
The children can arrange the dolma on a plate with lemon wedges ready to
try. When tasting, you can encourage the children to try them with and without
a squeeze of lemon, and talk about which they prefer – how does the
lemon make a difference.
Plenary – group talk – how did the Dolma taste? Would you make it again?
What part did you find hard? When do you think people in Azerbaijan eat this
meal?

Dolma
Method:
Ingredients: (for 10)
1tbsp Olive Oil
2 Onions (pre-minced)
1 1/2 cups un- cooked rice
2 tbsp tomato puree
2 tbsp dried currents
2 tbsp pine nuts
1 tbsp dried cinnamon
1 tbsp dried mint
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground allspice
1 x 8oz Jar of grape leaves
(drained & rinsed)
1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over a medium heat. Saute onions
until tender. Stir in rice and hot water to cover the mix. Cover and
simmer until rice is half cooked, for about 10 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and stir in tomato puree, currants, pine nuts,
cinnamon, mint leaves, allspice and cumin. Leave the mixture to
cool.
3. Prepare a large pot by placing an inverted plate on the bottom;
this protects the dolmas from direct heat when steaming.
4. Rinse grape leaves in warm water; drain and cut off any stems.
Place about 1 teaspoon of the cooled rice mixture in the center
of a leaf. Fold in the sides and then roll into a cylinder shape.
Place in prepared pot. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
5. Pour in just enough warm water to reach the bottom of the
first layer of dolmas. Cover and simmer over low heat for 30 to
45 minutes, or until rice is totally cooked. Check the water level
often and add more as necessary.

Music Lesson Plan
‘Baki Haqqinda Mahni – A song about ‘Baku’
KS2
This lesson gives the children a chance to listen to a song about the capital city
of Azerbaijan, and think about the similarities and differences to their local area.
It also focuses on the children’s creative song writing skills.
Learning Objective:
To explore a song from Azerbaijan
about their capital city to create a
song about our local area.
Success Criteria:
I can listen to a song from Azerbaijan
and talk about its meaning.
I can talk about how the music is
similar tomusic from my country.
I can create lyrics for a song about
my localarea.
Links to the National Curriculum:
Children should develop an
understanding of musical composition,
organising and manipulating ideas
within musical structures and
reproducing sounds from aural
memory.
Pupils should be taught to:
• play and perform in solo and
ensemble contexts, using their
voices and playing musical
instruments with increasing
accuracy, fluency, control and
expression
• improvise and compose music
for a range of purposes using the
inter-related dimensions of music
• listen with attention to detail and
recall sounds with increasing
memory
• appreciate and understand a
wide range of high-quality live
and recorded music drawn from
different traditions and from great
composers and musicians
• develop an understanding of the
history of music.

Geography:
Cross-curricular Links
Resources:
KS2
(Human and physical geography)
Place knowledge
• notebook/powerpoint presentation.
• Access to youtube
• understand geographical similarities
and differences through the study of
human and physical geography of a
region of the United Kingdom, a
region in a European country, and a
region within North or South America
Human and physical geography
• human geography, including:
types of settlement and land use,
economic activity including trade
links, and thedistribution of natural
resources including energy, food
minerals and water

Lesson Plan
KS2
Time suggestion – 1 1/2 - 2 hours
If you have followed the focus week, begin by recapping on what the children
have learnt about Azerbaijan so far this week.
Introduce the song – Baki Haqinda Mahni – a song about Baku. This is a song
focusing on the capital city of the country – it is part of the countries folk music.
Listen to the song with the children. You may want to do this twice so the
children can focus on the images in the video and think about what the lyrics
might be focusing on.
Introduce the lyrics from the first verse. In talk partners, children should talk
about what the lyrics might mean and then feedback to the class. The children
can also think about what the other verses might be, thinking about what else
the song might say about Baku.
Talk to the children about song focusing on their local area, and what these
songs say. In talk partners the children discuss what they might include in a
song about their local area. Think about feelings you have towards the area as
well as what it looks like.
In a group children are to create lyrics for a song about their local area – focus
on feelings towards the area, and metaphors for local attractions. The children
could extend this by thinking of personification for the local area.
Extension – can the children develop a tune for their lyrics?
Plenary – groups to share songs with the class.

Carpet Design
Art & Culture Lesson Plan
KS2
This lesson gives the children a chance to look at the traditional carpet designs
in the Azerbaijani culture and explore how they can create their own. This
lesson combines learning about traditional art in Azerbaijan with learning a
knowledge of Geometry to create the carpet designs..
Learning Objective:
To explore traditional Azerbaijani
Carpet designs.
Success Criteria:
I can recognise Azerbaijani carpet
patterns.
I can create my own carpet design using
traditional Azerbaijani techniques.
I can use my knowledge of geometry
to fit shapes together.
Links to the National Curriculum:
Pupils should be taught to develop
their techniques, including control and
their use of materials within creativity.
They should also experiment and
develop an increasing awareness of
different kinds of art, craft and design.
Pupils should be taught:
• to improve their mastery of art
and design techniques,
including drawing, painting and
sculpture with a range of materials
[for example, pencil, charcoal,
paint, clay]
• about great artists, architects and
designers in history

Geography:
(Human and physical geography)
In human geography, pupils
should learn:
• types of settlement and land use,
economic activity including trade
links, and the distribution of natural
resources including energy, food,
minerals and water
Cross-curricular Links
KS2
Year 6
Pupils should be taught to:
• draw 2-D shapes using given
dimensions and angles
• compare and classify geometric
shapes based on their properties
and sizes and find unknown angles
• in any triangles, quadrilaterals, and
regular polygons
Maths
(Geometry – knowledge of shape)
To be tailored to year group:
Year 3
Pupils should be taught to:
• draw 2-D shapes and make 3-D
shapes using modelling materials;
recognise 3-D shapes in different
orientations and describe them
• recognise angles as a property of
shape or a description of a turn
Resources:
• notebook/powerpoint presentation
• Sheets to aid drawing
• Pencils
• Rulers
• Protractor (if working in year 6)
• Shape templates (if working in
year 3 /4 , or to aid SEN)
Year 4
Pupils should be taught to:
• identify lines of symmetry in 2-D
shapes presented in different
orientations
• complete a simple symmetric
figure with respect to a specific line
of symmetry
Year 5
Pupils should be taught to:
• distinguish between regular and
irregular polygons based on
reasoning about equal sides
and angles

Lesson Plan
KS2
Time suggestion – 1 - 1 1/2 hours
If being used as part of the topic week plan, begin by recapping on what has
been learnt so far this week about Azerbaijan, have we looked at any patterns
in any of our other learning? What do you think traditional Azerbaijani design will
look like?
Today we will be looking at traditional Azerbaijani carpet designs. Begin by
introducing this as a traditional skill passed down through generations. Are
there any traditional skills the children can think of passed down through generation
in their own country?
Talk about the tradition of carpet design. This is a highly regarded skill in
Azerbaijan which has an intangible UNESCO protection. There is even a carpet
museum dedicated to carpets in the capital city of Baku. You could even look
at the website for this museum, www.azcarpetmuseum.az/index.php but
remember press on the ‘eng’ button for translation to english (some of the
translation may not be accurate, so be prepared for this).
Look at the geometric designs for the carpet, what shapes can the children
find? Talk about how the shapes fit together and the use of angles to ensure
that all the shapes are equal.
Using the first sheet, with two lines on, the children can experiment putting
shapes together, seeing what works as a pattern. Model repeating patterns and
how to ensure that the pattern remains accurate. Talk about symmetry and
relate it to maths learning.
Once the children have some patterns they are happy with they can try
transferring these to a carpet design (worksheet). Encourage them to think
about how the pattern will fit together to make one whole carpet. talk more
about symmetry and geometry.
The children can introduce colour and think about texture.
Plenary – gallery walk and two stars and a wish.

My Azerbaijani Carpet Design:

My Azerbaijani Carpet Ideas:
Keep your design ideas between these two lines.
Think about the shapes you are using and how
You can make your design symmetrical.

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