Language and the calendar

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of The Romans in Britain - NEW LOOK Roman Legacy

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Objectives

English

Understand the etymology of words to understand the relationships between meaning and spelling.
Spell words with the /s/ sound spelt sc (Latin in origin).

History

Understand that our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.
Note connections, contrasts and trends over time and develop the appropriate use of historical terms.
Ask and address historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference and significance.

Maths

Know the months of the year.

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).

Planning

Provided Resources

Months of the year (Roman spellings)
List of ‘sc’ words

Unit Resources

You Will Need

Access to the internet

Weblinks

An explanation of the Roman calendar from timeanddate.com