Ancient Civilizations: Romans! With 25 Social Studies Projects for Kids
What was it like to live in ancient Rome? Are ancient Roman roads still used today? What did ancient Romans wear and eat and do for fun?
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Praise for Explore Ancient Rome! by Carmella Van Vleet
DIG Magazine
“Explore Ancient Rome! By Carmella Van Vleet offers a variety of projects, accompanied by explanatory history text, designed to stimulate readers’ interest in this ancient culture. Among them are making an aqueduct, designing a villa, creating an oscillum and designing a theater mask.”
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School Library Journal
“Fun book about an otherwise daunting culture. Kids will enjoy the format of the book with its cartoon-like drawings and jokes. The text is punctuated with fun fonts and sidebars that enrich the historical narrative of the text. Very fun activities make learning about this culture a great experience. This book a worthwhile addition to your library.”
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Detailed Book Description
What was it like to live in ancient Rome? Are ancient Roman roads still used today? What did ancient Romans wear and eat and do for fun?
Ancient Civilizations: Romans! With 25 Social Studies Projects for Kids investigates the fascinating civilization of ancient Rome through 25 hands-on projects, games, essential questions, links to online resources, and more! Kids ages 7 to 10 learn about ancient Roman homes, food, playtime, clothing, conquests, gods, and entertainment. Explore this ancient land and visit the Colosseum to watch some chariot races, help engineers design an aqueduct, and help workers build roads that will last far into the future!
Ancient Civilizations: Romans! is part of a set of four Explore Ancient Civilization books that bring to life the vibrant cultures of the distant past. The other titles in this series are Ancient Civilizations: Aztecs, Maya, Incas!; Ancient Civilizations: Egyptians!, Ancient Civilizations: Greeks!.
Try these hands-on STEAM projects!
- Make a mosaic
- Grow a bottle garden
- Build a keystone puzzle
- Design an aqueduct
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Timeline
Introduction: Let’s Explore Rome
Make a keystone puzzle
Make an aqueduct
Make a plumb bob
Chapter 1: Home Sweet Villa
Make a mosaic
Make an oscillum
Make a bottle garden
Make a strigil
Chapter 2: Eat Like a Roman
Make a delicious dormice dish
Make an amphora
Make a round loaf of bread
Make your own frieze
Chapter 3: Time for School
Make your own marbles
Make your own scroll
Chapter 4: Be Glad You’re Not a Gladiator
Make a Roman theater mask
Play charades
Chapter 5: High Fashion
Make a tunic
Make a palla
Make a toga
Make a bulla
Chapter 6: Emperor’s Rule
Make a Roman coin
Play “When in Rome”
Write your own rules
Chapter 7: Gods and Goddesses
Make a votive
Glossary
Resources
Index