Pupil Grouping(s), differentiation and support:

Objective:

To investigate uses of artefacts of the Roman times

Intended Outcomes:  Children will:

·        know that pots are made from clay

·        know that there are various uses for pots  make their own pots

·        have sensory experiences of what is in the pot

Language used:

Pots, Romans, clay, jars, crush,

Lesson Plan:

·        Show the children some cups, plates, vases, etc. and ask what we do with these.

·        Explain that pots tell us lots about how Romans used to live and the things they had inside tell us what they ate and drank, - the decorations on the pots tell us about their life.

·         When the pots are found, they are very old and are usually broken. Why do they think this might be?

·        Some children can finish of the other part of the pot in the resources pictures

·        Show the children some clay (self drying if possible) and explain that pots start off looking like this. Let the children feel a small ball of clay – hold it, squeeze it, experiment with it.

·        Tell the children that we are going to make some pots using clay and that there are different ways of doing this.

·        An adult show an example of how a pinch pot is made – let the children have a go.

·        An adult then shows how a coil pot is made – let the children try this.

·        Leave these to dry and paint them when possible.

·        Tell the children that the Romans used to use olives for oil and had to crush them and keep the oil in jars that they had made.

·        Use some olives (de-stoned ones), taste them, and try to crush them to see if some olive oil comes out. Show the children a bottle of olive oil and ask why we would use this,

·        Show the children some honey in a jar. Explain that the Romans used to put honey into a pot and use it for sugar as there was no sugar then. Taste the honey – is it sweet?

·        Show the children a wine jar. Ask if they know what this is for.

·        Explain that the Romans used to tread the grapes (show the children what you mean) so that the juices came out and this would be made into wine.

·        Handle some grapes – feel, taste and comment on them.

·        Put some grapes on a plastic sheet on the floor and let some children try squashing them – does any juice come out? Taste some grape juice if possible in some little goblets.

   Resources:  Cups, plates, vases, pictures of pots, how to make pots, clay, water, olives, bottle of olive oil, honey in a jar, a wine jar, grapes, plastic sheet, grape juice, goblets.

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Contingency

Type of Session:

□  New Learning

□  Reinforcement

□ Maintenance

□  Revisiting

□  Assessment

Skills:

·          observation

·          fine motor

·          sensory

□  objective achieved

 □ outcome realised

□  skills learnt/used

□  resources appropriate

 □  session aborted

Evaluation:

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