Enquiry Question What did the Romans ever do for me?

Learning Challenges

• How was Britain influenced by the Roman Empire?

• What was Britain like at the time when the Romans invaded?

• What does ‘empire’ mean?

• Who was Boudicca?

• What was life like in the area around Greenwich during Roman times?

. Why did the Romans leave Britain?

Key words

Romans Londinium empire army

Boudicca legacy settlement migration invasion conquest

Year 4 -

The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain

Wednesday 10th January 2018

LC: Can I create a KWL grid about the

Romans?

This week in Humanities the children were

given the opportunity to share any exiting

knowledge they had on the Romans. They

came up with some great facts and it was

clear that the working wall had sparked their

interest. The children were then given an

opportunity to discuss what they would like

find out about the Romans.

I know that the

Romans conquered

many countries.

- Nathan

I want to find how old

you had to be to join

the Roman army.

- Blu

I want to find out who

was the most famous

Roman and why

- Bukunmi

Thursday 11th January 2018

LC: Hook Lesson

This week in Humanities the children were

given an image of what appeared to be an

image of Greenwich in Roman times. The

children eventually spotted that the O2 was in

the background, which sparked lots of interesting

discussion.

I think the picture is of

a Roman farm.

- David

I think the image shows

what London used to be

like in Roman times.

- Flora

I think the image

is of Roman ruins.

- Sonny

I think the O2

shouldn’t be in

the image

because there

aren’t any other

buildings

around.

- Zenerah

Thursday 25th January 2018

LC: Can I recognise the differences between

migration, immigration and invasion?

This week in humanities the children considered

why people move from different parts of the country or between different countries. They

also found out the meaning of the terms immigration and invasion and the differences

between them. As a class, we then considered how immigrations was different to the Roman

invasion.

People

sometimes move

countries before

their country is

at war.

- Henry

I found out that

people move for jobs,

family and the

weather.

- Samson

Thursday 1st February 2018

L.C Can I relate the timescale of the bronze

age work to the Roman invasion?

This week in humanities, the children

considered what Britain was like at the time of the Roman invasion. They considered why

the Romans invaded Britain and where in Britain they invaded. Children then created a

physical timeline to show periods in history and considered what Made Britain desirable to

the Romans.

I found out the

Romans invaded

Britain for tin and

gold.

- Chloe

I found out the

Romans were in

power for around

1500 years.

- Aarnav

I found out the

that the Roman

empire began in

753BC

- Makeda

The Romans

invaded Britain

because of its

rich, fertile land.

- Nat

The Romans

invaded Britain

because they

wanted more land.

- William

Thursday 15th February 2018

L.C Can I write my own version of a Roman

Myth?

In English, the children learnt the myth of

Romulus and Remus and then innovate it to

plan and write their own Roman myth. The

children used actions and drama to help them

remember the story before creating their very

own versions.

I found out that the

Indus Valley people

had wells and a

sewerage system.

- Bukunmi

Learning the myth

made it so much

easier to create

my own.

- Stefania

I really enjoyed

the myth of

Romulus and

Remus.

- Kanyin

I used different

expanded noun

phrases to make my

writing descriptive.

- Henry

I wrote a myth

about Hercules,

who was

competing with

his brother for

land.

- Chloe

I wrote a myth

about a Goddess

called Athena, who

had the gift of

seeing into the

future.

- Paige

Tuesday 27th February 2018 L.C Can I create a mini book?

After the children had written their own Roman

myth. They published them into a minibook and

added illustrations. The children then shared their

myths with Puffins and Hawks, who were very

impressed with their mini-books!

I really enjoyed

sharing my mini-

book with Puffins.

Tunrayo

My buddy said he

really liked the

monster in my

myth.

Samson

My buddy said it

was the first

Roman Myth he

had heard.

Joe

Thursday 1st March 2018 L.C Can I research the Roman army and

present my findings?

This week in humanities the children researched

the Roman army using various sources and

presented their findings back to the class in

different ways.

I found out that you had

to be 25 to join the

Roman army.

- Shirin

Soldiers had to march

20 miles a day wearing

armour that weighed

30kg.

- Jonathan

Soldiers ate a diet of

bread, porridge and

beans.

- Azeezat

Thursday 15th March 2018

L.C Can I investigate Boudica’s importance and why She is remembered today?

In this week’s humanities, children were given

two different images of Boudica to see if they

could spot the possible differences in a

description of her by an ally and an enemy.

The children then researched who she was and

had to use their research skills to answer the

learning challenge.

I found out that Boudica

was the queenof the

British Celtic Iceni tribe.

- Azeezat

Boudicca is

considered to be a

British folk hero.

Usman

Boudicca was

remembered for leading

an uprising against the

forces of the Roman

Empire.

Kanyin

I think Boudicca

killed herself to avoid

capture because she

was very brave.

William

Boudicca’s rebellion

comes from the

writings of the

Romans so we don’t

know how true it

may be.

Eloise

Thursday 22nd March 2018

L.C Can I write my conclusions as to why I think Boudica was so important and why she

is remembered today.

This week in humanities the children used their research to write about why they felt Boudica

was so important. Any opinions they gave had to be supported by evidence, either through

their research or statements from images.

Boudicca’s

appearance was

terrifying and she

was very striking.

Nat

Boudica and her

daughters drove

around in her chariot

to all her tribes

befoew battle

- Zenerah

Monday 26th March 2018

L.C Can I write diary entries from the point of

view of a child in Roman times and a child in London 2018?

This week the children wrote two different diary

entries. One was from the perspective of a Roman child and the other was from the

perspective of a child living in London in 2018. They wrote some very creative entries

that were also factually correct.

I wrote my entry

from the point of

view of a poor

Roman child. I

didn’g go to school

and had to work on

the farm.

- Shirin

I wrote my diary

entry from the point

of view of a rich

Roman child. I had

a tutor come to my

house and teach me

maths.

Stefania

Tuesday 27th March 2018

Return to the hook question…

L.C Can I find out about the Roman legacy

and present my findings?

This week in humanities the children concluded our Romans topic by finding out why the

Romans left Britain and what they left behind. The children had to carry out their own

research using various resources and present their findings to the class.

The Romans were the

first to introduce

street stalls and food

on the move

Oliver

The Romans gave us

a drainage system

and access to fresh

water.

Sekyi