Teaching Ideas For A Roman Themed Day!

Try out some of our teaching ideas for a themed day about Ancient Rome, or during your history and topic work.

If you have any other ideas of your own, let us know by adding a comment!

Teaching Ideas and Resources:

English

• Write a news report about an important event, such as the eruption of Vesuvius or the Roman invasion of Britain.
• Try some of these activities to accompany Jeremy Strong’s book Romans on the Rampage.
• Look at this list of Latin words. Can you find any that are still in use today? For example, the Latin word for water is “aqua”; we still use it in words such as “aquatic”.

Maths

• Use our resource to practise your Roman numerals.
• Try this NRICH Roman numerals activity.

Science

• Find out how Roman oil lamps provided light and draw a diagram of one. This page is a good place to start.
• Try dying fabric with plant dyes, just like the Romans did!

Computing

• Use stop animation to retell a story about the Roman Gods.
• Write a blog about an aspect of Roman life and share in online.

Design Technology

• Prepare and eat a Roman banquet. Try some recipes from this page.
• Try making your own aqueduct. These ones are made from cardboard. Perhaps you could make one that carries water?

Art

• Make some Roman mosaics using squares of paper.
• Make and decorate a clay pot.
• Glue cut-out leaves onto a headband to make a laurel wreath.

Music

• Learn about Roman Musical instruments with this resource from the British Museum.

Geography

• Mark the Roman Empire on a world map. You can download a free map here.
• Learn about Roman roads.
• Research and write an Information leaflet about a famous Roman site, such as Pompeii or Hadrian’s Wall.

History

• Use our fact cards to write a Roman quiz and test your friends!
• Research the Roman innovations that are still influential today, for example, sewers and libraries. Legacy of the Romans – e.g. sewers, libraries etc.
• Discuss the images in our image pack. What do they tell you about Roman life?
• Create a Roman timeline.
• Use these resources from the British Museum to investigate Imperial Rome.
• Research the way of life for a figure from Roman times, and then use hot seating to share what you have learnt. Dress up as that figure and answer questions from the rest of the class!

Physical education

• Practice marching in formation.
• Try out some Roman sports, such as running, javelin and weightlifting.

Religious education

• Find out about the Roman conversion to Christianity. How was it different from the gods they had worshipped before that time?