Roman numerals to 1000 worksheet

Engaging with Roman numerals can be a fun and interactive experience for children, and this worksheet outlines three activities designed to help them read and understand numerals up to 1000. In Activity 1, children are provided with cards featuring Roman numerals and are tasked with playing a game similar to 'Snap'. Each participant takes turns placing a card in the centre of the table, and when a matching numeral appears consecutively, the first child to call out 'Snap' and correctly identify the numeral wins the pile of cards. The game continues until one child collects all the cards or has the most within a set time limit, determining the winner.

Activity 2 turns the focus to memory skills, where children are presented with cards displaying Roman numerals up to 1000. The cards are laid face down on a surface, and the children take turns flipping two cards at a time to find matching pairs. Successful matches are kept by the child who found them, and they get another turn. If the cards do not match, they are turned back over, and the game continues. The child with the most pairs at the end of the game or when the time limit is reached is declared the winner. A variation of this activity involves using cards that show both Roman and Arabic numerals, adding an extra layer of challenge. Lastly, Activity 3 requires cards with both Roman numerals and their equivalent Arabic numerals. The cards are scattered over a large area, and children race against the clock to match pairs that represent the same number, one in Roman form and the other in Arabic. These activities not only make learning numerals entertaining but also fulfil the objective of reading Roman numerals to 1000 and recognising years represented in this ancient numeric system.