Lesson Three – Roman Army
This history teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate and record how the Roman army was structured and supported the expansion of the Roman empire in the past.
The class can practise using an artefact to explore life in Ancient Rome and suggest how and why the army was important to the growth of the Roman Empire.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to investigate and record how the Roman army was structured and supported the expansion of the Roman empire in the past
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe the extent of the Roman Empire by AD 117 and show examples of artefacts and replicas of equipment used by the Roman army, a shared reading text to identify and describe the structure of the Roman army and its importance in the expansion of the Roman Empire and a table display card and template to suggest and record answers to questions about what a primary source can teach historians about the past.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how the Roman army was structured and supported the Roman empire in the past.
This lesson is part of a history scheme of work to get the children to investigate some of the reasons for the growth of the Roman Empire in the past and why the Romans invaded ancient Britain. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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