History at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 3/4)

Unit 6A: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Roman case study
Section 4: Who was Boudica?

Objectives

Children should learn:

that sources about Boudica contradict each other
that there are different opinions about Boudica

Activities

Outcomes

Children:

Show the children images of Boudica. Ask them to describe what they see, drawing their attention to the differences in how she is portrayed. Discuss with the children what kind of person they think she was and why they think this. Ask the children to record their findings. Help them to find evidence that confirms or contradicts their ideas.

Read two different descriptions of Boudica. Ask the children to identify similarities and differences between the stories.

Ask the children to draw a picture of Boudica and write a short description of what they think she was really like.

select information from pictures, which supports or contradicts other information
identify similarities and differences between two written descriptions of Boudica
produce a description of Boudica that draws on more than one source of information

Points to note

Possible sources of information on Boudica are: text books, postcards, contemporaneous writers, eg Tacitus, Dio Classius, pictures of modern interpretations, eg statues outside the Houses of Parliament or in Cardiff city hall, pictures on book covers.

Children could record their findings in a two-column grid with the headings: 'What we know', and 'Source of information', with prompts such as hair, height, character, temper, colouring.

This activity could be adapted by asking the children to make a labelled drawing of Boudica instead of a written description.

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	1. Why do people move away from where they were born?
	2. Who invaded and settled in Britain a long time ago?
	3. Who were the Celts and who were the Romans?
	4. Who was Boudica?
	5. What happened in AD 60?
	6. What were the short-term and long-term results of Boudica's revolt?
	7. How did the Romans change Britain when they settled here?