Romulus & Remus
Know the Roman founding myth of Romulus and Remus — twin brothers abandoned as babies, raised by a she-wolf, who grew up to found the city of Rome — and understand that this is a legend the Romans told about how their city began
Lesson
Set out your lesson
“Romulus & Remus means retelling the Romulus and Remus legend and knowing it is a story Romans told about Rome’s beginning. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.”
Bring to the table
- Story cards: twins, she-wolf, founding Rome
- Legend vs everyday fact card
Extra for the adult
Worked example. Romulus and Remus were twins raised by a she-wolf in the legend. Romans told this story about how Rome began.
Optional challenge. For Romulus & Remus, say it is a legend about founding Rome.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: legend ordered; myth named; support used. This session samples Rome’s founding myth, not mastery of Roman history.
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Romulus & Remus means retelling the Romulus and Remus legend and knowing it is a story Romans told about Rome’s beginning. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.
Materials: Story cards: twins, she-wolf, founding Rome; Legend vs everyday fact card. 1. Place twins abandoned as babies. 2. Place raised by a she-wolf. 3. Place founding the city of Rome; say this is a legend Romans told. 4. Fresh check: child answers one new prompt on the same idea. Record and stop. Done: Ask one legend part or “legend. Proof: parent note of examples tried and support used. Stop: End after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.
Retell a gentle, labelled adaptation of the Roman founding legend and distinguish legend from verified event.
Retell a gentle, labelled adaptation of the Roman founding legend and distinguish legend from verified event.
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Choose Romulus and Remus legend facts.
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Learning resources
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BBC Bitesize · Practice link — not the full lesson
Roman Empire
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BBC Bitesize materials useful for Romulus & Remus. An adult picks one article or clip; the page is a topic hub, not a single quiz.
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Before you openAsk the learner one fact they learned and one question they still have.
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Public BBC Bitesize page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.
BBC Bitesize. “Roman Empire.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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Check understanding
- Retell the story of Romulus and Remus being raised by a wolf
- Say that Romulus founded the city of Rome
- Explain that this is a legend — a story people told, not necessarily true
“If your child saw a statue of a wolf feeding two babies, could they tell you it's the story of Romulus and Remus and how the Romans believed their city began?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Ancient Greece & Rome
- Age range
- Ages 5–7