Planning Focus: Ancient Rome Gr. 6

                                       

The following is the (possibly evolving) plan for our unit on Ancient Rome. We have found that the combination of Waldorf "traditional" lessons, combined with these online lessons and sources, is still a good fit for us. Since my children hardly ever watch TV, these documentaries actually are received as a "treat" by my kids! If that is your speed, then check out the proposed unit I am creating. This may be a work-in-progress, so keep checking back. Also: I apologize that some of the sources say "see unit in folder" or some such. This means I have saved items on my computer for that source, but Google may be your friend in helping you find your own source.

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Week 1:  Geography & Intro 

2. * Discover Ancient Rome on Google Earth: Discover Ancient Rome in Google Earth 
3.  * Intro to Ancient Rome:  The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10 

4. * Roman Numerals:  Roman Numerals: The Epic Guide 
   *WKST: See "Unit" under "Homeschool/Gr 6/Rom) 

Week 2: Timeline and Clothing/Armor 

1.  (http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/RomeUnit.html) 
   
   
   
   2. * See Worksheet on Timeline and Questions in UNIT folder 
   3. * Clothing: See "Roman Men Clothing" and "Roman Women Clothing" wksts in Unit,  
   4. Army Uniform: See "Roman Legion Uniform Clothing" in Unit 
   5. *  Another timeline with timeline pieces: http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/pdf%20documents/RomeTLPcs.pdf  and http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/pdf%20documents/RomeTL.pdf

Week 3:  Religion 

1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/religion/ 

2. Roman Mythology Animated 
3. Roman gods 
4. Roman vs Greek Mythology 
5. The Greeks and Romans - Pantheons Part 3: Crash Course World Mythology #9 
6. * See Greek vs Roman Gods WKST in UNIT 

Week 4  Government and Military 

1. Roman Society and Political Structure    
2. History Summarized: The Roman Republic 
3. A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome - Ray Laurence  (PLAYLIST) 
4. * What was life like in the Roman Army? http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zqbnfg8 
5. A day in the life of a Roman soldier - Robert Garland 
6. Roman Military Technology and Tactics 
7. * Laws of the 12 Tables: See WKST in UNIT folder 

Week 5:  Myths 

1. * Romulus and Remus (see also WORKSHEET in UNIT folder): Romulus & Remus, The Story of 
2. * 7 Hills of Rome: Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome - Drive Thru History, Rome Ep1 
3. * Four Sisters: Four sisters in Ancient Rome - Ray Laurence 
4. * More Stories: https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation/search?query=ancient+rome 

Week 6:  Roman Contributions 

1. Aquaducts  
2. Architecture – Colosseum  
3. Roads (concrete) 180,000 miles 
4. Arches  
5. Public Health Programs 
6. Healthy Living 
7. Modern Calendar 

Week 7:  Gladiators and MISC 

1. * Circus Maximus, Colosseum (Horrible Histories!) Horrible Histories         Romans   gladiators  vs  every  animals at the  Animals  R   Us 
2. * Roman Baths – Virtual Tour: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/day.html 

  C.  Games:  Hexomino (dice) and Trigon (like 4 square!) SEE dice worksheet in UNIT folder 

4. * Cincinnatus, Hero of Rome The story of Cincinnatus 

Week 8:   Fall of Rome 

1.  Battle of Actium Battle of Actium (31 BC) - Final War of the Roman Republic DOCUMENTARY 
2. * Crash Course Fall of Rome Fall of The Roman Empire...in the 15th Century: Crash Course World History #12 
3.  * 10 Reasons Why Ancient Rome Fell: Top 10 Reasons Western Roman Empire Fell