In this activity pupils imagine a Roman holiday company has built a luxury villa on the cliff top in Folkestone and want to attract new rich customers to stay there. Their job is to design a brochure advert for the villa. Key stage 2 Click on the link to download the worksheet luxury villa for sale worksheet
In this activity pupils will explore the East Cliff, past present and future. They will record how people use it today, draw and learn about old buildings and consider what cliff erosion means for the area. Key stage 2 Click on the link to download the worksheet investigating the coast worksheet
This activity introduces the villa and places it in the context of its discovery, geographical location and place in Folkestone’s history. Pupils then go on to explore the issues of its erosion and the need for rescue archaeology. Click the link to download the worksheet folkestones vanishing villa worksheet
This activity is for Key Stage 2 pupils only In this activity, children will explore how Roman emperors used coins to help them gain power, and respect. They will then design their own coin that says something about themselves and what is important to them. As well as history, this activity is relevant to the art, English and PSHE curricula. It can be used with a group of any size. Click on the links below to download a teacher’s guide
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This activity is designed to help children understand what a Roman villa was, and what went on there. The activity has cross-curricula potential: maths will be required to measure out the villa on the ground; coastal erosion is a linked geography topic and the activity also requires map reading skills. It is designed to be used with a single class. Key stage: 2 Click on the links below to download the Teacher’s Guide and Worksheets EXPLORING THE VANISHING VILLA –
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This activity it designed to give children some perspective on key events in the historic period affecting Britain. Children will place picture cards (supplied) showing important people, events or objects in a timeline. The activity can be adapted to any history topic by making your own cards. It is designed to be used with a single class (minimum 20). Key stage: 2 Click on the links below to download the teacher’s guide, worksheet and cards for the activity (which may
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