Discussion:
Send the link to this lesson to your student and ask what they think Wales is and who lived there 2000 years ago, ask them to look at the name of the lesson.
If they are not sure where Wales is, explore it in Google Maps and look through the photo gallery under the map together and discuss what places they would like to visit in Wales and why. Ask them what they think Iron Age is and why it is called so.
Before your students play the game Iron Age Celts, ask them what objects could be found in Wales that were used by Celts.
Ask your student to open the link to the game Iron Age Celts and ask them to look at the bog and explain what they can see there.
Play the game (either at the lesson or at home), if played at the lesson ask your students to share the screen and discuss the game as you go
Explain that they will have to click on every object to do a mission or choose a mission on the right.
Students learn the words Iron Age Celts (this is done last as students' homework).
In the Roundhouse
What thing did you find in the bog?
What is a roundhouse?
What did Dion’s (the boy with blue hair) mother ask him to do?
What kind of Goddess did Dion meet at the river? What did she ask of him?
Before your students play the game Iron Age Celts, ask them what objects could be found in Wales that were used by Celts.
Ask your student to open the link to the game Iron Age Celts and ask them to look at the bog and explain what they can see there.
Play the game (either at the lesson or at home), if played at the lesson ask your students to share the screen and discuss the game as you go
Explain that they will have to click on every object to do a mission or choose a mission on the right.
Students learn the words Iron Age Celts (this is done last as students' homework).
The recommended way of learning the words is:
Scatter
Speller
Learn
Scatter
Speller
Learn
To check the students have learnt the words the following lesson invite them to share the screen and do the Learn part together
Students answer the questions about the missions at home: In the Roundhouse
What thing did you find in the bog?
What is a roundhouse?
What did Dion’s (the boy with blue hair) mother ask him to do?
What kind of Goddess did Dion meet at the river? What did she ask of him?
Build a Hillfort
What thing did you find in the bog? Why is it there?
What do you need to build a hillfort?
Design a Torc
What did you find in the bog? Who wore it? Where was it made?
What were Celts good at?
Who is the torc for?
What kind of torc did you design?
A tale of weaving
What did you find in the bog this time? What was it used for? What was it made of?
What do you need to do to make a cloak for Fearless Efion ? Put the steps in the correct order:
a). get weaving
b). collect wool
c). spin the wool
d). dye the wool
Dream for a druid
How many gods were there in the bog? What were their names?
What plant did the druid cut and catch?
What did the druid want Brion to do? Did Brion like it? How did he feel?
The smartest warrior
What did Celtic warriors look like when they went into battle?
What did they enjoy doing?
What did Celts do with the heads of their enemies?
How many heads were there at the beginning of the game? What do we learn about them?
What does Brion need to be a real warrior?
What did the warriors use to make their hair white and spiky?
What colour were warriors’ tattoos?
Which patterns could Celts weave and which they couldn’t?
What weapons and protection did Brion get?
The war chariot
Who were Celts fighting 2000 years ago?
You found the wheel in the bog what was it attached to before?
Who won and who ran away in the game?
Romans rule
How long did the Romans live in Britain?
Would you rather live in a Hillfort or Roman town?
Where do the Roman come from?
Which language did the Romans speak?
Students write a short report about the most interesting things you have learnt about Celts and print it out to read out loud for your teacher.
Students create a Celtic cartoon
Choose a scene, your characters and what they will say, then create the cartoon and print it out to show and read to your teacher.
Students learn the story by heart
Iron Age Celts made sacrifices to gods, killed their enemies and put their heads on the gates to protect themselves. They lived in tribes, rode in chariots, made swords, shields and helmets out of iron. Before the battle they would have religious ceremonies and after a good fight they would sit down to a great feast, eat delicious food and drank wine.
Design a Torc
What did you find in the bog? Who wore it? Where was it made?
What were Celts good at?
Who is the torc for?
What kind of torc did you design?
A tale of weaving
What did you find in the bog this time? What was it used for? What was it made of?
What do you need to do to make a cloak for Fearless Efion ? Put the steps in the correct order:
a). get weaving
b). collect wool
c). spin the wool
d). dye the wool
Dream for a druid
How many gods were there in the bog? What were their names?
What plant did the druid cut and catch?
What did the druid want Brion to do? Did Brion like it? How did he feel?
The smartest warrior
What did Celtic warriors look like when they went into battle?
What did they enjoy doing?
What did Celts do with the heads of their enemies?
How many heads were there at the beginning of the game? What do we learn about them?
What does Brion need to be a real warrior?
What did the warriors use to make their hair white and spiky?
What colour were warriors’ tattoos?
Which patterns could Celts weave and which they couldn’t?
What weapons and protection did Brion get?
The war chariot
Who were Celts fighting 2000 years ago?
You found the wheel in the bog what was it attached to before?
Who won and who ran away in the game?
Romans rule
How long did the Romans live in Britain?
Would you rather live in a Hillfort or Roman town?
Where do the Roman come from?
Which language did the Romans speak?
Students write a short report about the most interesting things you have learnt about Celts and print it out to read out loud for your teacher.
Students create a Celtic cartoon
Choose a scene, your characters and what they will say, then create the cartoon and print it out to show and read to your teacher.
Students learn the story by heart
Iron Age Celts made sacrifices to gods, killed their enemies and put their heads on the gates to protect themselves. They lived in tribes, rode in chariots, made swords, shields and helmets out of iron. Before the battle they would have religious ceremonies and after a good fight they would sit down to a great feast, eat delicious food and drank wine.
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