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Lesson 1:The story:
Rome was not built in a day. Rome began as a small village, located on the Italian peninsula in Europe. To be more specific, around 2750 years ago, a tribe of early people settled down in the land of 7 hills, on the Tiber River, near the Mediterranean Sea. It was a wonderful place to build a town. There was good soil to grow crops. The Tiber River provided a source of fresh water for drinking and bathing. And the 7 hills offered both shelter and a vantage point to keep an eye out for intruders. Rome grew quickly as a cultural and trade center on the Italian peninsula. Early Roman values included loyalty to the many gods and goddesses they worshiped, loyalty to their family, and obedience to authority. These values produced loyal and obedient subjects, who put their country’s needs and their family’s needs before their own. Each early Roman family was ruled by the father. His job was to care for his family fairly. The early Roman people were ruled by a king. The king's job was to care for his people fairly. The early Romans were ruled by kings. The first king was the mythical Romulus, son of the war god Mars. All the kings thereafter claimed they were directly related to Romulus, and that gave them the right to rule. |
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The stoty of Rome Teaching Ideas: Introduce and consolidate content through storytelling. Discuss in pairs what you have learned about Rome. Form a general understanding of Rome by reading about it and asking questions. Curriculum Linkage: Literacy |
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Podcast of the story of Romulus and Remus Teaching ideas: Listen to the podcast. Create a story book for the story of Romulus and Remus. Curriculum linkage: English: Writing |
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PowerPoint presentation. Teaching ideas: Learn about the Gods. Discuss the Gods in pairs. Write an answer to the question 'If you could be one of these Gods which one would you be and why?' Curriculum linkage: English: Oral language and Writing. |
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Word document and image. Teaching ideas: Answer the following 'What did you learn about the social divisions in the Roman classes?' Create a mosaic which you would expect to find in a Roman Patricians house (Using black paper as a background and various shaped coloured paper) Curriculum linkage: Literacy. Visual arts. Mathematics. |
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PowePoint presentation, and images of hot seating. Teaching ideas: Lets hot seat! First the teacher will become a Roman farmer and then some of the children will get a chance to be a Roman farmer, a wife and a child . Curriculum linkage: Drama. |
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Games: Campus:
In the city, there was a place called the Campus. This was the old drill ground for soldiers. It was a large section of plain near the Tiber River. Over time, the Campus became ancient Rome's field and track playground. Young men, all over Rome, gathered at the Campus to play and exercise. Even such famous people as Caesar and Augustus exercised on the Campus. On the Campus, men participated in foot racing, jumping, archery, wrestling and boxing. After a bout of exercise, they might jump in the Tiber River for a swim, or wander off to the Baths, to relax. The Campus was not the only place men exercised. All over Rome, men practiced riding, fencing, wrestling, throwing, and swimming, whenever possible. In the country, men went hunting and fishing. At home, many men played ball games before dinner. They played games of throwing and catching. A popular game was to throw a ball as high as they could, and then catch it before it hit the ground. Women did not join in these games. |
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Lesson 8:
Roman numerals:
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Roman numeral documents word document, Roman numeral bingo and interactive game. Teaching ideas: Discuss the pattern of the Roman number system. Write your date of birth and today's date in Roman numerals. Play Roman numeral bingo Play the interactive game Curriculum linkage: Maths |