Lesson Six – Roman Legacy

This history teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate, describe and record how Roman invasion and settlement changed British culture and traditions in the past.
The class can explore and record information about one aspect of Roman life and suggest how it is still visible and in use in Britain today such as the use of Roman numerals and construction building styles.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to investigate, describe and record how Roman invasion and settlement changed British culture and traditions in the past
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe how the Romans changed and impacted life in Britain and differentiated worksheets to research and record how the Romans impacted and changed life in Britain in the past in a range of special ways.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore and record how Roman invasion and settlement changed British culture and traditions 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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