PSHE

Life skills bus

Going for goals

Good to be me

Drugs

Art & DT

Designing and making:

•Roman shields and spears for battle

•Roman pottery or sculptures

•Roman mosaics

•pop-up information books

English and drama

Poetry and imagery

Persuasive writing and debating

VCOP

Recounts

Stories with issues/ dilemmas

Explanation texts

Dramatization of Boudicca’s Revolt

Maths

Roman numerals

Fractions and decimals

Data handling

Time

Place value, ordering and rounding

Addition and subtraction

Multiplication and division

Problem solving

Measuring

Shape and space

Maths games

Online games and puzzles

ICT

Word processing skills

Publishing invitations for a Roman Feast

Roman research

Roving Romans power point presentations; what have we learnt?

RE

Jesus as an adult

Easter

Music

Ukulele Orchestra of Henleaze

History

Why do people move away from where they were born?

Who invaded and settled in Britain a long time ago?

Who were the Celts and who were the Romans?

Who was Boudicca?

What happened in AD60?

What were the short-term and long-term results of Boudicca’s revolt?

What did the Romans do for us?Year 4 Roving RomansSubject focus History

Science

Moving and Growing- The knee bone’s connected to the thigh bone

Investigating Temperature- Oh no, my snowman’s melting!

Friction- Parachutes Ahoy!

Roman Medicines

Other

Roman march and battle in costume

Roman Feast

Trip to Roman museum

Bristol Old Vic Theatre trip

PE

Gymnastics using apparatus

Rolling, bowling and bouncing

Roman games

Thinking and philosophy

Mr Barber philosophy sessions

Thinking about Roman inventions that never were

Debating pros and cons of life under Roman rule

The Grand FinaleCHANGE OF PLAN.Children will take part in a Roman picnic at which entertainment will be provided, after first participating in a formation march and battle.

Environment

Using our outdoor environment for temperature comparisons, story telling, drama and inspiration for artwork.

Children’s Questions

Did they go to school? If so, what were they like?

What did the Romans do for us?

Who got rid of the Romans?

How did Julius Caesar become so powerful?

What types of food were popular in Ancient Rome?

Why did they build Hadrian’s Wall?

What weaponry did the Romans and Celts use in battle?

ELLI Dimensions

Creativity: Use the unicorn’s imagination to create Roman weapons, pottery, mosaics, drama pieces and musical compositions.

Learning Relationships: Continue to work effectively in groups of differing sizes through our Roman Grand Finale, musical compositions, Publisher invitation designs and online maths games.

Curiosity: Respond to questions about life in Roman Britain and formulate own questions to explore, using the cat’s powers of enquiry to investigate temperature.

Meaning Making: Use the spider’s ability to link previous knowledge in all subjects to unfamiliar areas of learning and develop new skills.

Changing and Growing: Like the chameleon, be aware of how learning has changed and grown by creating ‘What we have learnt’ power points.

Children’s Suggestions

Learn about Roman food and have a feast

Discover more about Latin

Roman research using different websites

Make a power point presentation at the end of the topic to show what has been learnt

Act out an important battle or event

Play games that Roman children would have enjoyed

Make Roman pottery and weapons

Design a Roman costume

Mosaic tile designs

Learn Roman tunes on the ukulele

Explore how to use Roman numerals

Have a ‘Make the best Colosseum’ competition

Have a Roman day

Look at the important areas invaded by the Romans

On a map look at the scale of the Roman empire at its most powerful and then at its weakest

Label countries that were part of the Roman Empire

Year 4

Roving Romans

Subject focus History