KS2 ROMANS History Unit - 10 Outstanding Lessons

Get ready for The Romans! These 10 outstanding history and geography lessons are the perfect way to teach your children all about the Romans over a half term or term. This unit is packed with 30 files!

Children will begin with the legend of the founding of Rome to the Roman invasion of Britain and beyond. Packed with exciting videos and resources, this unit comes fully resourced and planned with detailed lesson plans provided for each lesson.

Created by an experienced humanities subject lead, these lessons have been used in a real classroom with real students across KS2.

Children will find out about:

1. The legend of the founding of Rome (Romulus and Remus).
2. The reasons for, and methods of, the Roman Empire’s expansion.
3. Lifestyle and occupations of Celtic Britons before the Roman invasion.
4. The expansion of the Roman Empire and why the Roman army was powerful.
5. Why Julius Caesar wanted to invade Britain and how he prepared for the invasion.
6. The timeline of Julius Caesar’s invasion.
7. Understanding how it would have felt to be a Celt during the Roman invasion.
8. Boudicca and how she rebelled against Roman rule.
9. The legacy of the Romans in Britain today.
10. The construction of Roman roads

Resources included:
★ x10 PowerPoints
★ x10 Lesson Plans
★ British resources worksheet
★ x2 Differentiated storyboards
★ x2 Differentiated worksheets (map of the Roman Empire)
★ Map of the Roman Empire
★ Roman timeline events
★ Label a Roman soldier
★ Roman soldier commands
★ Teacher notes (Lesson 5)
★ Questions about Julius Caesar’s invasion
★ Narrator scripts for dramatic retelling
★ Teacher notes (Lesson 6)
★ Starter game
★ Boudicca’s revolt storyboard
★ Roman’s legacy poem
★ Storyboard support sheet
★ The story of Boudicca’s revolt
★ x5 Roman numerals worksheets (differentiated)
★ How to make a Roman road (instructions)
★ Roman roads worksheet

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