The Romans - Daily Life in Roman Britain - Lesson!

In this engaging lesson, children develop their understanding of the Romans, through:
-remembering the main events of the Roman invasion of Britain;
-understanding how features of daily life in Britain changed under the Romans;
-exploring sources to further their understanding of life in this period.

The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the following step-by-step journey:
-Answering recall questions based upon their knowledge of the Romans so far;
-Gathering base information about how daily features of life changed in Britain after the Roman conquest, through an informative video;
-Checking their understanding through a range of questions about daily life (answers provided);
-Exploring a range of sources (including images of Roman pottery, coins, town plans and artworks) to find out more about Roman daily life;
-Following clear instructions to design plans for their own Roman towns;
-Self-reflecting on the extent to which they feel they have met the learning objective.

Included is the comprehensive PowerPoint presentation (23 slides) and the source bundles (in both Word and PDF)

In the past, I have used this lesson with children in lower KS2 (years 3 and 4) - the key learning is aligned with curriculum expectations for history. All images are licensed for commercial use.