Lesson 5: What do artefacts suggest about the lives of Roman soldiers in Britain?
Investigating artefacts and making deductions about the lives of Roman soldiers in Britain.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Bingo– key vocabulary.
Ask the children to divide their whiteboards into a 3x3 grid of nine boxes and write one of the keywords from the slide in each box. Some children could use the Activity: Key vocabulary bingo (see Adaptive teaching).
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In this unit
Assessment – History Y3: Why did the Romans invade and settle in Britain?Lesson 1: What was it like to live in Ancient Rome?Lesson 2: Why did the Romans invade and settle in Britain?Lesson 3: How did Britons respond to the Roman invasion?Lesson 4: Why was the Roman army so successful?Lesson 6: What was the legacy of the Roman Empire in Britain?
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 1 July 2026
