The legend of Rome

This is an introductory lesson to the Ancient Romans created for Year 5 pupils.

The lesson involves looking at the purpose behind the creation of the legend of Rome. Pupils are encouraged to come up with their own legend about the building of a city before learning about the Roman legend. This helps them to understand the purpose behind the legend instead of focussing on the story itself.

A second lesson follows on from this that reinforces the motivation behind each part of the legend with a colour coding activity. Pupils then write up their ideas and they are peer assessed.