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This new unit for 2024/25 gives greater opportunities for the children to explore sources and includes new teaching resources designed to enrich their learning and deepen their understanding of the topic. The Archived unit: British history 2: Why did the Romans settle in Britain? will no longer be updated.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Explain what was important to people in Ancient Rome.
- Explain the meaning of the words ’empire’, ‘invasion’ and ‘settlement’.
- Analyse the different reasons for the Roman invasion of Britain.
- Explain how the Celts responded to the Roman invasion.
- Explain how the Roman army’s structure, discipline and equipment made it so successful.
- Use artefacts to make deductions about the lives of Roman soldiers in Britain.
- Explain the meaning of legacy, identifying how the Romans changed Britain and ordering legacies by their significance.
Suggested prior learning
Y3/4 (A): British history 1: Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone, Bronze or Iron Age?
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Lessons
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: What was it like to live in Ancient Rome?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: Why did the Romans invade and settle in Britain?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: How did Britons respond to the Roman invasion?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: Why was the Roman army so successful?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: What do artefacts suggest about the lives of Roman soldiers in Britain?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: What was the legacy of the Roman Empire in Britain?
Key skills
- Understanding that history is
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Key knowledge
- To know that history
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser: History – LKS2 Why did the Romans settle in Britain?
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Vocabulary: History – Y3/4 (A) Why did the Romans invade and settle in Britain?
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*New* Y3/4 (A): British history 3: How hard was it to invade and settle in Britain?
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