Product Description

Colourful projects to support the curriculum and also for fun. Step-by-step instructions, tip top tips, lots of interesting facts about Roman times and an extra stencil to help make the projects.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #135212 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 24 pages

From the Author
Our aim was to bring the Roman times to life with this activity book. We've tried and tested the projects on children from 5 to 12 years. Older children can easily do all the craft projects. Younger ones can work with an adult or older child. The information is designed to inspire them to find out more about Roman history. - Sue and Steve Weatherill

From the Inside Flap
Step back in time with this brilliant activity book. It's packed with crafty historical ideas for things to do and make.
Full step-by-step instructions for all projects.
Map of the Roman Empire and timeline.
Loads of fascinating and fun facts about Roman life.
Stencil of Roman numerals and decorations.
Handy glossary of tricky words.
Make your own Roman mosaic.
Tell the time with a Roman water clock.
Rustle up a tasty Roman snack!
Have a go at dressing like a Roman.
Build your own Roman fort.

Excerpted from Roman Activity Book (Crafty History S.) by Sue Weatherill, Steve Weatherill, Steve Weatherill. Copyright © 2005. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
How to make a tabula.
Children learned to write using a wax tablet called a tabula. This was a wooden board covered with a thin layer of beeswax.
The letters were rubbed out by smoothing over them with the round end of the stylus, leaving the tablet fresh and ready to use again.
GRAFFITI, writng on walls isn't new. The Romans did it a lot, often using a chisel!

Customer Reviews

Fun and informative
Fab - I intend to buy anything else like this that these authors write! Informative, but much less flippant than, say, the Horrible Histories books, although like that series it does have 'fun facts' scattered around. The craft activities are all easy to follow and use readily -available materials, and my four boys and I have enjoyed making some of them. It is a classic multi-sensory approach to studying history, making the topic much more fun than just reading about it would do. Brilliant to reinforce and energise studies at home or in school. We are home-educators, so I feel very pleased when I get hold of books like this and can really make the most of the luxury of being able to spend as much time as we like on a topic.

Excellent book for Home Educating
I bought this as I read another review by an HE mum who said that it was fab, and I agree with her, we have really enjoyed this book and my son is fired up to do the projects, which can all be made with things that are lying around the home.