On Wednesday, Class 4 visited The Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock.
When we were there we completed lots of different activities learning more about the Romans.
First of all, we learnt about what Romans would wear and we looked at the differences between rich and poor people. Some people got to dress up in the costumes!
Then we rotated around –
Looking around the Roman Gallery
Here we had to find the answers to questions within the gallery. We learnt that when Romans died they often had their head cut off and then their head was placed next to their feet. This was to help their soul pass to the next life. We also looked at a large map and identified nearby Roman towns.
Dressing up in Roman clothes
We all had the chance to dress up in the clothes that we had looked at during the first part of the workshop.
Hunting for artefacts
Here we imagined that we were archaeologists, we used brushes to look for items buried in sand. We then had to identify which artefacts were Roman and which weren’t.
Handling objects
We also had the opportunity to look closely at and handle a variety of Roman artefacts.
Then later, we learnt all about a Roman soldier, we looked carefully at what a soldier would have worn and how this would have helped him in battle. Finally, we imagined we were all soldiers and we took part in a Roman drill.
We all had a great day!
Please remember to keep reading to earn house points and remember to hand in homework from the Takeaway menu!
