Year 2 Conflict, conquest and empires worksheet

“Prasutagus and the Romans” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 2 history unit “Conflict, conquest and empires”, for children aged 6 to 7, and takes about 20 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 1 to 12 of the year, 12 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Prasutagus and the Romans

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 2 · History · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can tell the story of Prasutagus and Boudica in order.

A Look back3 min

1.
Which word means a very long time ago? Circle the answer.
pastfuturetoday
2.
Join each word to its meaning.
pasttoday
what is happening nowwhat happened long ago
3.
Which came first, 43 CE or 2000 CE? Circle the answer.
43 CE2000 CE

B Watch me, then you5 min

Prasutagus was king of the Iceni. Let us put the big events of his story in order.

An Iron Age round house with a thatched roof in green fields, no people

Watch me

First, the Romans arrive in Britain in 43 CE.

Next, Prasutagus agrees to the deal.

Last, Prasutagus dies, and Nero breaks the deal.

Now you

1.
Put these four events in order, first to last. Write 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the boxes.
1. Nero breaks the deal
2. Prasutagus dies
3. Romans arrive in Britain
4. Prasutagus agrees to the deal

C Your turn7 min

Boudica was the wife of Prasutagus. When he died, Nero took her lands, and Boudica fought back against the Romans. Use these facts to answer.

A straight Roman road running across green fields in Britain, no people

1.
Who was king of the Iceni tribe? Circle the answer.
PrasutagusClaudiusNero
2.
A loyal king could keep ruling. What did the Romans let him keep? Circle the answer.
his own landa trip to Italya Roman helmet
3.
Sort the cards into the right column.
Prasutagus ruled the IceniBoudica was his wifeBoudica was angry about her landBoudica had a favourite colour
We know Good guess No way to know
4.
Join each name to what they did.
PrasutagusBoudicaEmperor Nero
wanted all of her landsruled the Iceni tribefought back against the Romans

Say it out loud: Which words in each card told you the answer? Tell your grown-up.

D Spot the mistake3 min

A small village of round houses with thatched roofs by a river, no people

Lou says: “All Romans let Prasutagus keep ruling his land for ever.”

1.
Write one reason why Lou is wrong.

E Think deeper3 min

1.
Sort these cards. Which are about the time the deal was kept? Which show Nero breaking it?
Prasutagus agreed to the dealThe Romans let Prasutagus keep rulingNero wanted all of Boudica's landNero took control of her lands
Romans kept the deal Nero broke the deal

How did it feel?

Did the story make you think about why people keep their promises? Tell your grown-up one thing.

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Prasutagus and the Romans · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. past

2. past → what happened long ago; today → what is happening now

3. 43 CE

B

1. 1 Romans arrive in Britain · 2 Prasutagus agrees to the deal · 3 Prasutagus dies · 4 Nero breaks the deal If the order is mixed up, ask what had to happen before the Romans could make a deal with a king.

C

1. Prasutagus If the child picks a Roman name, read the Watch me intro again. It says who was king of the Iceni.

2. his own land If the child picks an object, remind them of the word loyal. Ask what a loyal king got to do.

3. We know: Prasutagus ruled the Iceni, Boudica was his wife · Good guess: Boudica was angry about her land · No way to know: Boudica had a favourite colour If a card is in the wrong column, ask whether the story tells us that fact, or whether we are only guessing.

4. Prasutagus → ruled the Iceni tribe; Boudica → fought back against the Romans; Emperor Nero → wanted all of her lands If a line joins the wrong pair, read the card out loud and ask who it is about.

D

1. Look for: A good answer says Nero broke the deal after Prasutagus died. Also accept that Prasutagus died, so he could not rule for ever. If the child only says Lou is silly, ask who broke the deal after Prasutagus died.

E

1. Nero broke the deal: Nero wanted all of Boudica's land, Nero took control of her lands · Romans kept the deal: Prasutagus agreed to the deal, The Romans let Prasutagus keep ruling

Words to use

Say“Which thing happened first, and how do you know? What happened after Prasutagus died?”

Instead of“Tell them the whole story at once, then ask them to remember the dates.”

After the sheet

Tell a three-part story about your morning, such as getting dressed, breakfast and school. Ask your child to put the parts in order using three cups or socks.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

11 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

Boudica the Warrior(with a plan)
Boudica's last battle(with a plan)
Constantine's Long Journey(with a plan)
Relics, kings and Vikings(with a plan)
Constantine's strong Alba(with a plan)
Who gets the crown?(with a plan)
Angry barons and people(with a plan)
Magna Carta on a timeline(with a plan)
Suleiman on the timeline(with a plan)
Suleiman's laws and buildings(with a plan)
Suleiman's Golden Age(with a plan)

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