Who were the Romans? - The Complete Series (5 lessons)

Containing everything you need to teach these engaging lessons, this Who were the Romans KS2 planning pack has detailed lesson plans, slideshows for the teaching inputs, differentiated activity ideas for their independent learning, and a range of printable resources including worksheets, picture cards, challenges and much more. All you need to do is download, teach and enjoy with your class!

This scheme of work is also part of our Romans Cross-Curricular Topic, with Roman-themed lessons across a range of subjects.

Download this Romulus and Remus KS2 lesson plan to teach your Year 3 or Year 4 class about the legend of Romulus and Remus, and the mythical tale of how Rome was formed. The lesson goes on to explore a more likely explanation for Rome's beginnings and how Rome developed from a small collection of huts to a vast empire.

During their independent learning, they can retell the story through a Romulus and Remus storyboard, or compare a map of the Roman Empire with a modern map.

This lesson explores the structure of Roman society with your KS2 class as they learn how ancient Rome went from monarchy to republic to empire. They will investigate how each was run, as well as looking at the social and political position of different groups of people in Rome, such as consuls, senators, patricians, plebeians, enslaved people and women.

With a detailed lesson plan, a slideshow for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and a range of printable resources for their independent activities, this Roman Society lesson contains everything you need to help your class become familiar with how Roman society was structured.

This Roman Life KS2 History lesson gives your Year 3 or Year 4 class the chance to explore what daily life was like for people living in ancient Rome. Your class will find out how advances in technology made life easier for the ordinary people of Rome, how people took care of their daily hygiene, what life was like for children (and which children went to school), what people ate, what kind of houses people lived in, and much more!

The included slideshow gives your class a brief overview of some of these areas during the teaching input, before giving children the chance to find out some more facts about Roman life for themselves from a variety of different sources.

This Roman Gladiators KS2 History lesson is sure to be a hit with your class as they explore what the Romans did for entertainment, looking particularly at the the role of gladiators in the amphitheatres. Your children will explore what life was like for Roman gladiators and why gruesome gladiator fights were so popular with the Roman people.

The included slideshow for the teaching input gives your class the information they will need to either write an account of a gladiator fight as though they were an eye-witness, or creating a poster to advertise an upcoming gladiator fight at the Colosseum.

Explore the deities of ancient Rome with this Roman Gods KS2 lesson for Year 3 or Year 4! Your children will be introduced to some of the most important Roman gods and goddesses, and have the chance to do some research of their own to find out more about them.

This Roman Gods KS2 planning pack contains a detailed lesson plan, a slideshow for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and some helpful printable resources to support their independent learning.