Lesson Planning

Looking at examples of Roman mosaics and reading and learning about who had these and what they indicated about the owners place in society.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To investigate Roman mosaics, discovering where they have been found and what they depicted.
• Understand the role of archaeologists in uncovering remains and how the past can be pieced together.
• To explore and discuss mosaics as an art form brought to Britain by the Romans, looking particularly at borders.
• To explore and develop different border patterns to use for a large printed mosaic.

Children will:

• Know the significance of mosaics in Roman art.
• Generate a repeating mosaic style pattern of coloured squares on a grid.