Free teacher web sites for History topic ‘Romans’

A super exhibition of artefacts. The Roman shield and brooch will be a real talking point of any Romans lesson. Also includes Dinosaurs, Bronze Age, Axe Head, Roman Brooch, Saxon Axe, Viking comb, Medieval Tile, Mayflower and HMS Victory.

External link: 3d Roman shield

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A good site for KS2 teachers - adapt images and text and you will have a good KS2 resource. Features the main aspects of a wealthy Roman villa including Vestibulum, Fauces, Atrium, Ala, Tablinum and Peristylium.

External link: A Roman house

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We like this site for its simple images and text with plenty of links to other great sites. Lots here on being a soldier and the end of Roman occupation. For how long have we been looking for a map like this? It works, it's clear, it's great.

External link: All-round source of Roman images and links

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Discover what it must have been like to use the Baths as a Roman. Play this cute interactive game to learn more.

External link: Baths

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Time lines, activities and 3D animations come together to bring you a cracker of a site.

External link: BBC history Romans

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Character portraits and some good examples of questions to ponder. Great animated site.

External link: Boudicca's revolt

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Interactive animation of how a Celtic Roundhouse was constructed. Great resource for "Houses in the Past" and for the "Romans".

External link: Celtic round house

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We have decided to place this link here as it is best suited to this topic. Learn about the Celts using these animations and activities.

External link: Celts

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This website guides children through the processes of uncovering the past through archeology.

External link: Discovering Roman artefacts

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Good mix of text and pictures that would suit independent research in upper juniors. Free but from a commercial provider of other resources.

External link: General information

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This web-book includes some lovely cartoons and plenty to click on and find out about. Lots of gory details here. Kids will love it.

External link: Gladiators

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Forts, baths and after the Romans are but some of the themed photographs. Lots of additional details here to support the images.

External link: Hadrian's wall

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Super clip-art for any Roman style project.

External link: Images of Celts and Picts

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There's more to Celts than the Iceni, find out about how each of the tribes lived before the Romans, by clicking on the map. Would be great for an ICT database!

External link: Learn more about the Celts and tribes

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Marvel at these fine example with added information to support teaching.

External link: Mosaic examples in Britain

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Design your own using this website. Simple but fun. Suits art units too. Click the blue 'Next' button to get going. Requires the Flash player to work correctly - if you don't see the Roman soldier, you haven't got Flash.

External link: Murals and mosaics

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Good quality images of Roman artefacts.

External link: Objects from Roman homes

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What is the forum? and What happened in AD 60? are some of the questions which this site aims to answer.

External link: Questions

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Lots of unusual artefacts from armour to leather underpants!

External link: Roman artefacts

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Type "Roman" in the search box and then "search within this section" for whatever you wish to find "war", "coins" etc..

External link: Roman artefacts

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Some facts about Roman Numerals including the rules as to their use. There is also link to a game of hangman where you convert Numerals into modern and vice versa. It starts with easy numbers and gradually gets more complex as you get more points.

External link: Roman Numerals Article and Hangman

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A fantastic overview which has lots of interesting details and information presented in a very child friendly way.

External link: Roman overview

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A great site. Lovely images, the text is more suited to upper KS2. Includes information on - where they came from, their gods, clothes, farming and why they invaded the UK.

External link: Romans in Britain

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A site which seeks to find out how we know, what we know and the legacy of the Romans. The pictures by children make this a very useable site that children love to use.

External link: The Northern frontier

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A good overview of Roman settlement. Includes some reasonable time-line information that could form the basis of a note-taking activity. Has sections on A Roman Soldier, Tour the Roman Fort, Tour the Caledonian Village, and see the Caledonian Warrior.

External link: The Romans in Scotland

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We love this one for the clickable timeline and great dress a soldier game.

External link: Timeline

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Image close-ups of Roman artefacts and editable worksheets in MS Word format to use with them.

External link: Using artefacts

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Track down these online answers. Please check this before using as websites often change addresses. And we should know after all!

External link: Web hunt

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