The Romans are coming… (History)

English – inc. spoken language
Tuesday – Stories in imaginary worlds
Persuasive texts – Habitat leaflets
Authors and Letters – Anthony Browne
Narrative poetry – Roald Dahl
Roman myths and legends
PSHE
Inclusion checklist:
E safety
Sex and relationships
Managing change
SEND
G an T
Diversity
Support materials
Art and design
Design Technology
Roman shields
Food technology – healthy
sandwiches
Roman mosaics
Sculpture – Giant
minibeasts
Science
Number & place value
Addition & subtraction
Multiplication & division
Fractions, measures, time, money,
geometry & statistics
Sound
Living things and their habitat
Classifying & identification
Food chains
Unit of work/theme
SMSC
RE
Spiritual – respect for different values
Moral – recognising right and wrong /
good and bad
Social – cooperative work
Cultural – respect for cultural diversity
Islam – Why is prayer
important to Muslims and not
for some people?
History
Geography
The Romans are coming…
(History)
Stimulus/focus
Stunning start: Joining the Roman army –
making own shield
Fantastic finish: KS2 play / visit to Burwell
House
Teacher enquiry questions:
Why was the Roman army so powerful?
When and how did the Romans invade Britain?
How did Britain react?
How did the Romans change Britain?
Who were the significant people of Rome?
What did the Romans believe about god?
Music
Musical structures – binary,
ternary & rondo. Roman
and production songs.
Computing
E safety
Starz email communication
Active learning:
Improve
Understand others
Work hard and concentrate
Maths
Push yourself
Imagine
Children’s enquiry questions:
What did Romans like to eat?
What weapons did the Roman army use?
How many soldiers were in an army?
Where did the Romans invade?
What was Britain like before the Romans
arrived?
Why did they leave?
Roman timeline
Invasion & power
Significant people
Significant places
Roman army
Roman Gods
Daily life
Roman buildings / roads
Boudicca
PE
Athletics
Tennis
cricket
Local study – Colchester
European study – Italy (Rome)
Outdoor learning
Forest School
Local habitat exploring
Pond dipping
MFL (French)
Asking for things politely, connectives and sentence building, hare and tortoise
story, days of the week and months revision, numbers to 31, birthdays and what is
the date? Where do you live?, Paris and Francophone, Alphabet, revision and
assessments