Learning objective
- To understand how Roman soldiers were equipped for war.
Success criteria
- I can explain
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National curriculum
History
Pupils should:
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Hand out whiteboards and pens (one each) and display the Presentation: 3, 2, 1 as a prompt for the children to write about what they learned about Boudicca in Lesson 2.
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Extended-mode explainer videos
How to extend your display to view the lesson page and preseantion mode simultaneously. Choose your operating system below to watch the video
Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Can use Activity: Roman soldier (support) which provides a word bank for the soldier’s equipment.
Pupils working at greater depth
Can create a written explanation of how the soldier’s equipment protected him.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining why the Romans
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Vocabulary definitions
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Picts
A group of people who lived in north and east Scotland in the Roman period.
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Pilum
A spear made out of wood with a sharp spike at the end.
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In this unit
Assessment History LKS2: Romans settled in Britain
Lesson 1: Why did the Romans invade and settle in Britain?
Lesson 2: How did Britons respond to the Roman invasion?
Lesson 3: Why was the Roman army so successful? (Part 1)
Lesson 4: Why was the Roman army so successful? (Part 2)
Lesson 5: What do artefacts tell us about life in Roman times?
Lesson 6: How did the Romans change modern Britain?