Educational resources: Romans
Romans in the Lake District
This is a resource for Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils. Information is divided into seven easy to follow sessions for delivery in the classroom. It includes a booklet, worksheets and photographs.
Booklet
- Booklet cover (PDF)
- Booklet pages 1 - 4 (PDF)
- Booklet pages 5 - 7 (PDF)
- Booklet pages 8 - 10 (PDF)
- Booklet pages 11 - 12 (PDF)
- Booklet pages 13 - 15 (PDF)
- Booklet pages 16 - 18 (PDF)
- Booklet pages 19 - 21 (PDF)
- Booklet pages 22 - 24 (PDF)
- Booklet pages 24 - 27 (PDF)
Session I
Session II
- Session II: roman colander (PDF)
- Session II: roman key (PDF)
- Session II: roman shoe (PDF)
- Session II: roman intaglio (PDF)
- Session II: roman bead (PDF)
- Session II: roman figurine (PDF)
- Session II: roman coin (PDF)
- Session II: roman spindle whorl (PDF)
- Session II: artefact labels (PDF)
- Session II worksheet (PDF)
- Session II: celtic hut remains (PDF)
- Session II: labelled celtic hut remains (PDF)
- Session II: aerial view of celtic village remains (PDF)
- Session II: labelled aerial view of celtic village remains (PDF)
- Session II: Hardknott fort remains (PDF)
- Session II: roman boardgame fragment (PDF)
- Session II: roman boardgame counters (PDF)
- Session II: roman boardgame from Corbridge (PDF)
- Session II: roman boardgame instructions (PDF)
- Session II: roman game board (PDF)
- Session II: roman boardgame game cards (PDF)
Session III
- Session III: worksheet (PDF)
- Session III: worksheet with extension activity (PDF)
- Session III: High Street Roman road (PDF)
- Session III: roman military diploma (PDF)
- Session III: roman tombstone (PDF)
Session IV
- Session IV: Brigantes role play cards (PDF)
- Session IV: worksheet (PDF)
- Session IV: worksheet with extension activity (PDF)
- Session IV: celtic man and woman (PDF)
- Session IV: labelled celtic man and woman (PDF)
- Session IV: celtic village (PDF)
- Session IV: labelled celtic village (PDF)
- Session IV: Tale of Cartimandua (PDF)
- Session IV: Roman Britain map (PDF)
- Session IV: Cartimandua interview sheet (PDF)
- Session IV: role play cards (PDF)
Session V
- Session V: worksheet (PDF)
- Session V: worksheet with extension activity (PDF)
- Session V: Ambleside Fort granary remains (PDF)
- Session V: Ravenglass bathhouse remains (PDF)
- Session V: roman man and woman (PDF)
- Session V: labelled roman man and woman (PDF)
- Session V: Ambleside fort (PDF)
- Session V: Ambleside fort - labelled (PDF)
- Session V: Romans in the Cumbria map - print version (PDF)
- Session V: Romans in the Cumbria map - projector version (PDF)
- Session V: Romans in Lake District map - print version (PDF)
- Session V: Romans in Lake District map - projector version (PDF)
- Session V: Romans in Lake District map - unlabelled print version (PDF)
- Session V: map label (PDF)
Session VI
Session VII
Feedback
Training for teachers on the Romans in the Lake District was delivered as part of Cumbria County Council’s Local Inset Network. Comments from teachers who attended include:
“Very interesting - lots of useful information and resources” - Brunswick School, Penrith
“So nice to have a local resource. There were some really useful things in the pack that would be cross curricular - Brilliant!” St Mark’s Church of England Primary School, Kendal
“The lesson plans are thorough and look easy to follow, they also include a wide range of activities. All the resources are clear and once laminated, user friendly” - Barrow Island Community Primary School
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