Year 3 Spring 2 Topic

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Read...
Look out for these books in the Imagination Room or at Brierfield Library!  

Key vocabulary...

amphitheatre
auxiliary soldiers
cassis
catapults
cavalries
gladiators
gladius – sword
invasion
legionnaire
scutum 

Fantastic facts...

  • The Roman empire was one of the strongest empires in history with one of strongest armies in the world.

  • The Romans built new roads for troops to move quickly and supplies were transported effectively and efficiently.

  • Legionary soldiers were Roman citizens and auxiliary soldiers were men who did not reside in Rome.

  • Soldiers had to join for at least 25 years, they were not allowed to marry and were given money and a piece of land when they retired.

  • Soldiers had to march 30km holding 25kg of armour as part of their training.

  • They had the best techniques when it came to fighting such as; the tortoise, the wedge and the repel-cavalry.

Explore...

Watch this Let's Play episode about Ancient Rome from CBeebies.
Learn more about Rome and sing-a-long to songs from BBC School Radio.
Play games including build a Roman fort and dress a Roman soldier on the National Museums Scotland website.
The GridClub website has an entire Roman settlement for you to explore.  Check it out!
Use this online mosaic maker to experiment with patterns and colours.

Visit...
Roman Museum and Fort - Ribchester

Do...

  • Make a mosaic using squares of coloured paper.

  • Check out this video about what it was like to be a child in Roman times.  What is the same as your life in 2019?  What is different?  Fancy a flamingo tongue for dinner?

In school...

Class Novel - Roman Myths by Geraldine McCaughrean
Workshop - Roman Soldiers