HSU 1 Life in Early Wales and Britain -
This history unit is supported by a visit to the Deva Centre in Chester Roman day that is arranged for the first half term term.
- Be able to use words associated with chronology and order events.
- Show an understanding and knowledge of times in the past beyond living memory, starting from familiar situations.
- Know that people have been moving between different areas for a long time, and some of the reasons are same today.
- Listen to stories from the Roman period or about the Roman period to develop an awareness of the past.
- Look at the lives of people in Roman times and make distinctions between their own lives and those of the Romans. Extend this by looking for similarities and differences.
- Begin to recognise some of the ways in which the past is identified from a range of secondary sources.
- Observe secondary sources and use them to answer simple questions.
- Show their understanding of the Roman period through writing, drama, model making, textiles, cooking, pictures and talking.
- Recognise where the Roman and /Celtic periods in history fits in to the past.
- Use the terms invader and settle in context.
- Be able to relate their own experiences to the concept of settlers.
- Know that Romans invaded Britain in the past and the conquest was followed by a period of settlement.
- Be able to talk about the living conditions of ordinary people in Roman times.
- Recognise some of the similarities and differenced between different periods in history.
- Recognise that different sources about Boudicca contradict each other and there are different opinions about her.
- Having explored the materials used in their daily lives be able to talk about the problems the Romans faced in clothing themselves, obtaining food and protecting themselves.
- Recognise the way in which Roman society in Britain was organised.
- Take part in a Roman feast and prepare simple foods such as goats cheese and bread, cawl or elderflower juice.
- Use resources such as books and CD ROMs to complete simple research on historical topics such as houses and households, organisation of society, arts and crafts.
- Take part in a field trip to Deva for a Roman Day in order to acquire a sense of the period being studied.
- Be able to place this historical period into a time line, and talk about the Romans within a chronological framework.
- Be able to consider Roman settlers’ lives from a social, cultural, economic and religious perspective.
- Demonstrate factual knowledge of aspects of Romans life such as the variety of gods they worshipped.
If you would like to find out more about the Celts/Romans then please click on the hyperlinks below:
Celts/Romans
