How Cheriton Primary School used an ARK kit for lots of cross-curricular classroom work

 

Lessons on Folkestone’s Roman villa formed a large part of a local history study for pupils at Cheriton Primary, with the class teacher addressing the following aims and subject content for National Curriculum History.

 

Aims

 

•  Know and understand… the nature of ancient civilisations

•  Understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims

 

Subject content

 

• Pupils should continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history

• They should construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information

• Pupils should be taught about the Roman Empire and its impact on Britain

• Pupils should complete a local history study, for example an in-depth study linked to one of the British areas of study

 

Some literacy time was used for children planning and writing their ‘Roman villa for rent’ leaflets. This covered everything from reading non-fiction texts and pulling information from a variety of sources; planning a piece of work; drafting a text using appropriate vocabulary and with a particular audience in mind; proof reading work; and making amendments for a final edition.

 

Well done, Cheriton Primary and lovely to see your work!

 

• Cheriton Primary School: Roman villa for rent leaflets [pdf]

• Cheriton Primary School: understanding special features of Folkestone’s Roman villa [pdf]

• Cheriton Primary School: investigating artefacts from Folkestone’s Roman villa [pdf]

• Cheriton Primary School: understanding what it was like to live in a Roman villa [pdf]

• Cheriton Primary School: design a Roman style building using SketchUp [pdf]