Design a Roman shield - worksheets and presentation

This resource will enable children to learn all about Roman shield designs. They will look at favourite colours and shapes along with finding out why the Romans usually included eagle wings and thunderbolts on their shields. Working through this activity children will look at a variety of Roman emblems and motifs before moving on to plan and design their own, personalised shield using Roman shields as their inspiration.

This resource includes:

• A presentation on Roman shield designs
• Worksheets
• Lesson plan
• Templates for those that need additional support

This is a fun, engaging activity that requires minimal art supplies- just pencils, erasers and something to colour with.