Roman Settlement

This history scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to explore what happened when the Romans settled in Britain and how it impacted the population and made changes to ways of life. The class can investigate how Celtic tribes revolted and how the Romans left a legacy in Britain that is still visible today.

Explore and record what happened when the Romans settled in Ancient Britain and how it impacted the population and made changes to ways of life

Lesson One : Roman Revolt

Investigate, describe and record how Britons responded to what happened during the Roman invasion and settlement of Britain in the past

Lesson Two : Boudicca’s Revolt

Explore and illustrate how ancient Celtic tribes reacted and revolted against the Roman invasion of Britain in the past

Lesson Three : Hadrian’s Wall

Explain and record how and why the Romans built Hadrian’s wall to overcome some of the problems that the they faced when invading Britain in the past

Lesson Four : Roman Settlements

Practise using maps to explore and record where and why Romans chose to settle in different parts of Britain in the past

Lesson Five : Changing Roman Britain

Investigate, describe and record how some different aspects of life in Britain changed following Roman invasion and settlement in the past

Lesson Six : Roman Legacy

Investigate, describe and record how Roman invasion and settlement changed British culture and traditions in the past

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