Lesson Planning
Children compare the Roman names in Latin for the months of the year to the current English equivalents.
Teaching Outcomes:
- To consider the origin of some words we use today.
- To know the origins of our calendar and understand the origin of some of the names.
Children will:
- Know that our calendar is based on the Roman calendar.
- Question the choices the Romans made about names of calendar months.
- Understand that many of our words originate from the language of the Romans (Latin).