Roman numerals lesson plan

DAY

We Are Learning

To (WALT):

MODEL / INTRODUCTION

INDEPENDENT WORK

PLENARY

Mental: Main: Convert Roman numerals

Mental: Main: Go through PowerPoint which has the following content:

Examples of where we still see Roman numeral e.g. on clocks, in the Super Bowl name and for Kings e.g. Henry VIII

The symbols used: I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50 and C = 100 (they didn’t have a symbol for 0)

The three rules for using Roman numerals:

Lower ability – convert Roman numerals to modern numbers and vice versa, with numbers up to 10

Give each child a card with either a Roman numeral or a modern number on it

To access the complete lesson plan, and all of the resources needed to teach it, visit

http://www.saveteacherssundays.com/maths/year-3/109/roman-numerals/

 

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