In addition to the specific resources for this week, we are also listening to Story of the World (SOTW) on CD, watching selected episodes of Drive Thru History, and keeping a cummulative timeline of things we learn in history. I am planning appropriate activities for Mia that are a little less complicated than last year and giving PJ freedom to research the topics on his own and come up with a way to show me he’s learned something. We do all of our memory work to song. If CC doesn’t provide a tune, we find one on CC Connected (well worth the subscription in my opinion).
History: Ancient Rome
There are lots of ways to break this up over two weeks. It can be a continuous project or it can be culture and society one week and historical events the next or whatever else you can dream up. Because we’re devoting two weeks to it, there will be more resources than normal.
VIDEOS
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCiEB7p9Efw (A, V)
- http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/resources/video.html (A, V)
- Colosseum: A Gladiator’s Story from Netflix (+)
WEBSITES FOR EXPLORATION
- http://www.knowtheromans.co.uk/
- http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/history/history.htm
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/ (+)
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/ (-)
- http://www.factsforprojects.com/lists.asp?s=1&ss=0
- Roman house layout
- http://www.timewarptrio.com/adventures/gladiators/
- You Wouldn’t Want to be a Roman Gladiator
ONLINE GAMES
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/launch_gms_deathrome.shtml
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/launch_gms_gladiator.shtml
- http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museumoflondon/media/microsites/londinium/index.html
- http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/special/emperor_game.html
Lapbook (V,K)
Lesson Plan on Roman invasion of Britain. Includes mosaic art project.
Copywork on the reasons for the collapse of Rome (-, V, K)
Art Projects scroll down to Ancient Rome (V,K)
Lesson on Greek and Roman Gods
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This is by no means a complete list but resources we will most likely use. As I come across other helpful resources, I will leave notes in the comment section below so be sure to check back as the week gets closer. Also, feel free to leave a comment with any of your suggested resources.
Cycle 1 Outline
All Classical Conversations Posts
Cycle 1 Lapbooks for Memory Work
Pinterest
KEY
+ older elementary
– younger elementary
V for the visual learner
A for the auditory learner
K for the kinesthetic learner
http://knowtheromans.co.uk/The%20Romans%20Book%201.0.pdf
I’ll put this on PJ’s Kindle
Melissa, I’m not sure how readily available they are, but on our Mediterranean cruise this spring, our ship aired History Channel and/or Discovery Channel documentaries on the places we were visiting (Rome, Pompeii, Herculeneum, and various parts of ancient Greece) they were very informative and interesting. And if you want any “now” pictures – I have loads from Pompeii that I can send you and some (taken from the bus) of the Colosseum and some of the other ruins of Rome. I have loads from Greece, as well as some Roman ruins from Greece and Turkey. Ancient Ephesus was quite the thriving Roman city (interesting pictures include carvings, mosaics, and the Roman toilets, which were warmed by the slaves/servants for their masters), which would also then have a nice biblical tie in for you as well.
Thanks Bethann! I’d love pictures if you want to share.