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Roman Invasion

This history teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate reasons for the growth of the Roman Empire in the past and how and why the Romans invaded ancient Britain. The class can explore how the Roman civilization was founded and expanded into other countries in Europe and Northern Africa.

Investigate some of the reasons for the growth of the Roman Empire in the past and why the Romans invaded ancient Britain

Lesson One : Timeline Mosaics
Identify and sequence some of the main events that occurred in Roman history in the past including their matching chronological dates

Lesson Two : Founding of Rome
Explore and write in character to describe a significant event in Roman history including the story of Romulus and Remus about the city of Rome

Lesson Three : Roman Army
Investigate and record how the Roman army was structured and supported the expansion of the Roman empire in the past

Lesson Four : Roman Life
Research, compare and present different aspects of Roman daily life such as the development of education, employment and buildings

Lesson Five : Roman Expansion
Identify, describe and record some of the different reasons that led to the expansion of the Roman empire across Europe and Northern Africa in the past

Lesson Six : Romans in Britain
Compose and write diary entries to describe some of the different ways that the Romans invaded and settled in Britain in the past
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