Roman Life

English • Listen to information about the

Romans • Discuss who the Romans were,

where they came from and how they invaded and changed Britain

• Read using a variety of sources • Retell information or stories • Describe life in Roman Britain • Listen to legends of Roman gods and

goddesses • Create plays based on Roman life or

legends • Read and discuss extracts from ‘the

Eagle of the Ninth’ by Rosemary Sutcliffe

• Create a story based on a Roman object

Mathematics • Understand past, present and future • Learn the months of the year and find out how they got their

names • Learn roman numerals and use them • Learn about tessellation

ICT • Use the internet to find museums with Roman information or

specific Roman objects • Use the web to explore Roman Silchester www.silchester.rdg.ac.uk • Use the online resources created by Reading Museum • Use Silchester pages created by Reading Museum

Geography • Use maps to find

out where Italy and other Roman colonies were

• Plan a journey to Italy using holiday brochures

• Learn place names e.g. Rome, Silchester, London (Londinium)

History • Learn about Iron Age life and contacts with the Roman world • Learn about the Roman invasion of Briton • Learn about life in a Romano- British town e.g. Silchester • Visit a museum and/or Roman site • Handle real objects from the Roman period • Read a range of fact and fiction books about the Romans • Learn about games that were played

Music • Find out about Roman music and Instruments

Excellence and enjoyment • Visit a museum and explore Roman objects • Use a museum loan service and handle real objects from the period • Visit an archaeological site Art and Design

• Make close observational drawings of real objects • Illustrate written work • Paint scenes of Roman life • Create scenery for plays • Use clay to make roman pots • Make mosaics using gummed paper, collage, or ceramic tiles • Design and make a Roman house • Make Roman jewellery • Make a wax tablet • Make costumes using fabric paint to

decorate borders • Make a Roman game