Romans

As an introduction, we are going to start talking about Rome in general.

We will use a map of Europe to locate some important places.

We will locate: Italy, Rome, the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea, the Ionian Sea,
France, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Austria.

I will mention some important facts about Rome:

Rome is the national capital of Italy and is the seat of the Italian Government.
Rome constitutes one of Italy's 8,101 communes, and is the largest both in terms of land
area and population. It is governed by a mayor, currently Gianni Alemanno, and a city
council.
Rome is divided into 19 administrative areas, called municipi or municipalities.
Much like the rest of Italy, Rome is predominantly Roman Catholic, and the city has
been an important centre of religion and pilgrimage for centuries, the base of the
ancient Roman Religion with the pontifex maximus and later the seat of the Vatican City
and the pope.
One of the symbols of Rome is the Coliseum.
Rome is a city famous for its numerous fountains, built in all different styles, from
Classical and Medieval, to Baroque and Neoclassical.

Kids will copy this information in their folders as an introduction to the study of Rome.

We will start working on our book on Romans. Some activities will be carried out every
class.

We will always work on:

Reading aloud.
Discussing what has been read for comprehension.
Oral questions to check understanding.
Vocabulary. We will look for certain words which are necessary and important
for the topics we are developing. (Key words).
Oral revision of the topics discussed in the previous classes.
Questionnaires.
Mind maps.

Topics to be developed by the students:

Location in a map of Rome. Mark in a map different items related to it.
Borders, rivers, oceans, continent, country, etc.

Caesar.

Roman towns.

Clothes and fashion.

Entertainment in Rome.

The baths.

Roman gods and goddesses.

Medicine in Rome.

Architecture in Rome.

Roman festivals.