Year 3
Home learning activities - Summer 2
Invaders and Raiders
Activity 1– Literacy
You are a Roman Leader. Write a
speech to motivate your army to
fight and win a battle. Can you make
it look authentic?
Activity 2– DT
Make a Roman or Anglo-Saxon helmet from
a material of your
choice.
Activity 3— RE
Which religious figure was
alive in the Roman times?
Find out about his life and
record in a storyboard.
Activity 4— Art
Make your own Roman chariot. Would it
win the race?
Activity 5— ICT
Who is Julius Caesar? What can
you find out? Present your findings in any way you like.
Challenge
1 activity completed = Bronze certificate
2 activities = Silver certificate
3 activities = Gold certificate
DEADLINE = Wednesday 13th July
Summer 2
Year 3 Learning Unit Booklet
Hook
ROMAN DAY! The children have taken a step back in time to
explore the historical period when the Romans, and then the
Anglo-Saxons, invaded and settled in Britain. The children
have, and will continue to, use skills of observation and
discovery to find out how Britain changed as a result of the
invasion.
Enrichment
Dressing up as Romans
Artefact history box
Learning experiences may include:
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Literacy - Immersing into the text ‘Romans on the
Rampage,’ writing diary entries, letters, character and
setting descriptions leading to the writing of their own
historical story.
History - Investigating the Roman Empire and its
impact on Britain and then moving onto the settlement
of the Anglo-Saxons.
Geography - Locating counties and cities that have
been invaded and settled in.
Key Vocabulary
We have listed below twelve key words that your child will encounter frequently through this topic. Please could you help them to
read and write them.
Roman
invasion
Anglo-Saxon
Claudius
Italy
Sutton Hood
Empire
villa
discovered
legacy
Caesar
settlement
Exploring artefacts
Looking at different photos
Asking and answering questions
Comparing different time periods
Using maps and atlases
Drawing birds eye view maps
Researching and reading information
Using different search engines to research
Watching video clips
Reading letters and looking at their features
Looking at timelines
Learning behaviour
The focus this half term will be:
Being Organised
Outcome
Each class will run their own class assembly which we will
invite parents to. Each assembly will run on a different day:
Monday 18th July 3SG. 9.30 in sports hall
Monday 18th July 3DH. 3.00 in sports hall
Tuesday 19th July 3AG. 9.30 in sports hall
Tuesday 19th July 3AC. 9.30 in main hall
Tuesday 19th July 3CC. 3.00 in main hall
The class will be responsible for planning what they would
like to include and then working together to organise and
lead it.