Lesson Four – Roman Settlements
This history teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise using maps to explore and record where and why Romans chose to settle in different parts of Britain in the past.
The class can select and describe locations for a Roman camp on a map of Britain and suggest why it might be suitable for a settlement such as protection from attack and close to natural resources.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to practise using maps to explore and record where and why Romans chose to settle in different parts of Britain in the past
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify why the Romans settled in different locations in Britain in the past and a worksheet to identify and record where and why Romans settled in specific locations such as protection from attack and close to natural resources.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore how to use maps to explore where and why Romans chose to settle in different parts of Britain in the past.
This lesson is part of a history scheme of work to get the children to 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. 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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