Learning objective

  • To investigate life in Ancient Rome by looking at its buildings.

Success criteria

  • I can identify where Ancient Rome
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National curriculum

History

Pupils should be

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit, you might want to check that the children can recall: The terms BC and AD and that there is no ‘Year 0’. How people lived in Iron Age Britain (in settlements; land was farmed using iron tools; trade was conducted both within and outside Britain; tribes developed hill forts to defend…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Could use the Resource: Knowledge organiser: History – Would you prefer to live in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age? in the Recap and recall; could use the Resource: Questions stems in the Wrapping up. 

Pupils working at greater depth: 

Could explain how the features of the different buildings tell us about life in Ancient Rome; could evaluate the importance of ancient buildings when learning about a historical period. 

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining the purpose of

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Vocabulary definitions

  • archaeology

    Using remains to learn about the past.

  • chariot races

    A racing competition between small, two-wheeled vehicles pulled by horses.

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