This informational text, ‘A Brief History of Rome’ provides a summary on the history of Rome and the Roman leader Julius Caesar.
This hands-on activity, ‘Build a Roman Abacus’ asks students to construct a simple Roman Abacus from paddle pop sticks and learn the basic method of its use.
This hands-on activity, ‘Build a Roman Arch’ asks students to construct a Roman arch from ice and explore its significance to Roman structures.
This hands-on activity, ‘Build a Roman Battering Ram’ asks students to construct a Roman Battering Ram from paddle pop sticks and investigate its significance to Roman wartime and reconstruction.
This hands-on activity, ‘Build a Roman Onager’ asks students to construct a Roman Onager from paddle pop sticks and explore its use in Roman wartime.
This hands-on activity, ‘Build a Roman Pile Driver’ asks students to construct a Roman Pile Driver from paddle pop sticks and investigate its significance to Roman construction and warfare.
This hands-on activity, ‘Build a Roman Rolling Tower’ asks students to create a Roman Rolling Tower and explore its importance to Roman wartime.
This hands-on activity, ‘Build a Wax Tablet’ asks students to make a wax tablet and explore its context in Roman history.
This reading comprehension activity ‘How Vikings Lived’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about the history of Vikings.
This reading comprehension activity ‘Raising Royal Treasure’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about the real-life story of Cleopatra.
This hands-on activity, ‘Roman Roads’ asks students to construct a model which duplicates the principles by which Romans built their roads.
This reading comprehension activity, ‘The Sound of Old Music’, asks students to answer comprehension questions on a text about ancient flutes discovered in China.
This hands-on activity, ‘Using a Roman Abacus’ supports students to learn how to use a Roman Abacus and perform simple maths sums.