The Romans are coming! Iron Age tribal meeting

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Stone Age to Iron Age Britain Iron Age art and culture

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Objectives

History

Continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of Britain, of local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.
Know about changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, including Iron Age Art and Culture.

English

Understand the value of speaking and listening in turn and the skills of debate.

Lesson Planning

The children gain an insight into Iron Age life through recreating a tribal meeting, dressed in authentic clothing and jewellery, to discuss the impending Roman Army invasion.

Teaching Outcomes:

To understand why the Romans invaded Iron Age Britain and its impact on Iron Age culture and civilization.
To develop debating skills through a tribal discussion about Roman invasion.

Children will:

Understand the impact of the Roman invasion on Iron Age culture and civilization.
Gain an insight into Iron Age life through recreating a tribal meeting to discuss the impeding invasion of the Roman army.
Understand the value of speaking and listening in turn and the skills of debate through tribal discussion about Roman invasion.

Planning

Provided Resources

Roman invasion class mime
Letter warning about the Romans

Unit Resources

You Will Need

Logs
Yellow, red and orange tissue paper
Tin cups and plates if possible
Sticky labels

Weblinks

Explanation as to why Celts should be called Britons from primaryhomeworkhelp.com
How the Romans conquered Britain from bbc.com
What the Romans brought to Britain from blog.english-heritage.org.uk
How to age paper using tea from wikihow.com