Their learning was led by legionary Lucius Calpernius Pudens who guided the children through a series of workshop sessions.
The children found out about the Latin origins of many English words and used their knowledge of Roman numerals. They found out about some of the advantages of belonging to the Roman empire – such as how this helped trading and meant that many different foods and goods were introduced to Britannia – as well as some of the drawbacks of life under Roman rule. They also revisited previous learning about Boudicca’s battle with the Roman army.
They explored life in the Roman legions in greater depth: considering the requirements for new recruits, their armour and weapons. During a break in the weather, they were able to get outside to complete some drills and battle formations.
Year 4 reflected on the importance of historical evidence to help find out about Roman times, particularly the Vindolanda tablets and the writings of Tacitus. Finally, the children found out about what both written and archaeological evidence can tell us about Roman entertainment including a visit to the baths and a day at the amphitheatre to see the gladiators.
The children are now looking forward to taking their learning forward to create their very own pop-up class museum from 3:00pm on Friday 1st December.
