Ask the children to find the dictionary definitions of the words 'invade' and 'settle'. Ask them to write their definitions in a two-column grid. Lead a discussion to develop the children's understanding of these terms.
Give the children cards with words and phrases that could be connected to either invasion or settlement, eg stay, arrive, conquer, land, visit, remain. Ask the children to place the cards in the correct columns on their grids. Ask them to feed back where they placed each word and why.
Establish that groups of people have been visiting, invading and settling in Britain for a very long time. Ask the children to look at the class time line and pick out the people and events they have already learnt about, eg the Great Fire, Florence Nightingale. Discuss with the children whether these people or events happened a long time ago, and which occurred the longest time ago.
Give the children pictures of a Roman and Celtic person. Encourage them to suggest clues that indicate these people lived a long time ago. Help the children to place the pictures at the appropriate place on the time line.
Give the children pictures showing a variety of Roman and Celtic images, eg in armour, in battle, town life, country life, home life. Ask the children to sort them first into Roman and Celtic groupings, and then into invasion and settlement groupings.
Discuss with the children the relationship between invasion and settlement. |
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- use a dictionary to find the meanings of 'invade' and 'settle'
- sort words or phrases correctly under the headings 'invade' and 'settle'
- locate on a time line historical events that they have already studied
- select distinctive characteristics of Celtic and Roman people
- sort pictures to show understanding of features of Celtic and Roman life
- discuss ideas associated with invasion and settlement
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