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A Roman’s Day — Diēs Rōmānus

Seventh graders walk through a Roman’s day — rising at dawn, breakfast, business at the forum, the afternoon baths, and dinner with friends — exploring daily life in ancient Rome, in order.

Grade 7Diēs Rōmānus50 minutes1 class periodClassical LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Describe a Roman day.
  • ✓Explore daily life.
  • ✓Order the day.
  • ✓Compare to today.
Essential Question

What did a day in ancient Rome look like? From dawn to dinner, how did a Roman spend the diēs?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Roman Day

Project this and have students put a Roman’s day in order, dawn to dinner.

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Tap “Rises at dawn” first!
The Lesson · Classical Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — Dawn to Dinner

5 min

What did a day in ancient Rome look like? How did a Roman spend the day?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask about a modern day.
  • Ask about a Roman day.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Diēs Rōmānus

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present the day’s events.
  • Note the baths and forum.
  • Note the order.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Order It

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order the Roman Day.
  • Put it in order.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe a Roman day.
  • Compare to your day.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Describe.
  • Compare.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name the first activity.
  • Name one Roman activity.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Name one.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the Standards for Classical Language Learning (ACL/ACTFL, Introductory).

ACL
Cultures 2.1

Explore Roman daily life.

ACL
Cultures 2.2

Explore cultural practices.

ACL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: describe a day.

ACL
Comparisons 4.2

Compare daily life across time.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Activity picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “First ___, then ___.”
  • Use a day timeline.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with dawn and dinner.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Compare to your day.
  • Add more activities.
  • Write a Roman diary.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • ⏰A day timeline
  • 💻Order the Roman Day
  • 📚History books
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

diēsdaymānemorningsurgereto riseforummarketplacethermaebathscēnadinneramīcusfriendvītalife
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What did a Roman do FIRST in the day?
Rose at dawn (māne surgit).
QUESTION 2
Where did Romans go in the afternoon?
To the baths (thermae).
QUESTION 3
When did Romans have their main meal (cēna)?
In the evening, often with friends.

Reflect: diēs Rōmānus.

Have students name two things a Roman did in a day and put them in order. A printable Roman-day sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ A Roman’s Day (Diēs Rōmānus)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: amīcus, cēna, diēs, forum, māne, surgere, thermae, vīta
  1. life
  2. marketplace
  3. morning
  4. day
  5. baths
  6. to rise
  7. dinner
  8. friend

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What did a Roman do FIRST in the day?
  2. Where did Romans go in the afternoon?
  3. When did Romans have their main meal (cēna)?
Answer key — Part A: 1) vīta · 2) forum · 3) māne · 4) diēs · 5) thermae · 6) surgere · 7) cēna · 8) amīcus
Part B: 1) Rose at dawn (māne surgit). 2) To the baths (thermae). 3) In the evening, often with friends.