Can You Stop the Fall of Rome?

I found a wonderful simulation for the kids to go through on Teachers Pay Teachers called Can You Stop the Fall of Rome?  It was $7 well spent!

Before we began the simulation we sang through the timeline song, stopping on any card that had to do with Rome.  You can find all of the timeline cards that talk about Rome in the back of your CC guide.  Page 199 has a list of which timeline cards go with each history sentence.  

Next we talked about what the role of a Roman Emperor would have been.  Then we began the project.  Each child received and Emperor card and a treasury card.  The Emperor card gives them a brief outline about who they are, and the treasury card tells them how much money they have to work with.  They also each received a worksheet to keep up with their treasury.  ll of the cards and worksheets needed are included in the packet on TPT.  I printed them all out and laminated them. 

The simulation is a powerpoint.  It worked better for me to have it printed out and in a binder.  I read a question, the kids picked how they would handle the issue as emperor, then they found out how much money they gained or lost.  I was impressed with how well the kids did, and how much thought they put into the activity!

We ended by playing some games Roman Children would have played.  Swords and Jacks were among the games.

There are also some fun online games, and paper doll activities about Rome.