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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

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Outcomes

Section 1: Why do people move away from where they were born?
Children:
  • give reasons why families leave the place where they were born
  • recognise that some people choose to leave and that others have to leave the place where they were born

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Section 2: Who invaded and settled in Britain a long time ago?
Children:
  • 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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Section 3: Who were the Celts and who were the Romans?
Children:
  • select relevant information from a number of sources
  • complete a grid with relevant information using correct terminology for Celtic and Roman ways of life
  • suggest similarities and differences between the lifestyles of Celts and Romans

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Section 4: Who was Boudica?
Children:
  • 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

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Section 5: What happened in AD 60?
Children:
  • sequence the main events of the revolt on a storyboard
  • consider questions to identify similarities and differences between two versions of the event
  • suggest one or more reasons for the revolt

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Section 6: What were the short-term and long-term results of Boudica's revolt?
Children:
  • suggest consequences of Boudica's revolt
  • select information to show how a Roman or a Celt would have perceived the revolt

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Section 7: How did the Romans change Britain when they settled here?
Children:
  • select information about life in Roman Britain from a range of sources
  • present information to show understanding of the impact of Roman settlement on Britain

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Sections in this unit

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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?