Question: Greeks vs Romans! Who was the best?

Enrichment: History Van/ Patriot Games and Treehouse Cafe

Outcome: Top trumps/ board game cafe

Literacy Links

King Midas

Maths Links

Roman Numerals

Data handling for Top Trumps game

Key Vocabulary

Romans, Greeks, Empire, Culture, Civilisation, Influence, Ancient, Philosophers, Architecture, Olympics, Emperors,

Politics, Chronological, Armies, Weapons, Shields, Artefacts, Gods, religion, Italy, Greece, Rome, Athens, Empire,

Europe, Physical, Human, Characteristics, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Plates, Lava, Molten, Continents, Countries,

Maps, Atlas, Globe, Features

History knowledge

I know that our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.

I can explain connections, contrasts and trends over time and develop the use of historical terms.

I have a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of where the Greek and Roman civili-

sations fit into British, local and world history.

I know about Ancient Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world.

I know about the Roman Empire and it’s impact on Britain.

Geography knowledge

I know the location of the world’s countries using maps to focus on Europe, concentrating on their

environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities

I know key aspects of physical geography, including: volcanoes and earthquakes—specifically re-

lating to Pompeii.

I know how to use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and

describe features studied

PE— Swimming Science— States of Matter

Music - Violins/flutes RE— What can we learn from inspiring leaders who started religions?

Jigsaw Curriculum— Computing— Working with databases

History Skills

Can I use and evaluate sources of information, including ICT, to find out about events, people and

changes?

Can I use the relevant material to build up a picture of a past event?

Can I ask and answer a variety of questions about the past?

Can I place events, people and changes into correct periods of time on a timeline?

Can I use terms related to the period and begin to date events?

Can I identify key features of people’s lives or key features of events?

Can I look for links and effects in the time period studied and offer reasonable explanations?

Can I identify and describe reasons for and results of historical events, situations and changes in the

period studied?

Can I identify different ways in which the past is represented and interpreted?

Geography Skills

Can I offer explanations for the location of human and physical features in different localities?

Can I locate some countries in the world , including capital cities?

Can I identify the countries of the UK, identify cities and geographical regions?