{
"week": 10,
"day": "Wednesday",
"topic": "Life in a Roman City",
"subtitle": "Forums, Baths, and Markets",
"icon": "🏙️",
"pages": [
{
"title": "🏙️ Life in a Roman City",
"sections": [
{
"type": "reading",
"title": "Reading Time",
"icon": "📖",
"paragraphs": [
"Let's walk through ancient Rome! At the center of every Roman city was the <strong>forum</strong> — a big open square surrounded by temples and shops. People came to buy food, hear news, watch speeches, and meet friends. It was the heart of the city.",
"Romans LOVED the public <strong>baths</strong>. These were like giant swimming centers with warm pools, hot pools, cold pools, exercise yards, and even libraries! People went almost every day, not just to get clean but to relax and chat with friends.",
"Rich families lived in fancy houses with open courtyards, while most people lived in tall apartment buildings called <strong>insulae</strong>. Kids played with wooden toys, marbles, and board games. Dinner might be bread, olives, cheese, figs — and a fish sauce called garum that Romans put on almost everything!"
]
},
{
"type": "questions",
"title": "Reading Questions",
"icon": "✏️",
"questions": [
{"text": "What was the forum used for?", "lines": "single"},
{"text": "What could you do at a Roman bath besides get clean?", "lines": "single"},
{"text": "Where did most ordinary Romans live?", "lines": "triple"}
]
}
]
},
{
"sections": [
{
"type": "vocab_grid",
"title": "Vocabulary Grid",
"icon": "📝",
"instruction": "Write what each word means in your own words.",
"words": ["forum", "baths", "insulae", "courtyard", "market", "temple"]
},
{
"type": "true_false",
"title": "True or False",
"icon": "✏️",
"instruction": "Write T for true or F for false in each circle.",
"items": [
"The forum was the busy center of a Roman city.",
"Roman baths had only cold water.",
"Most people lived in apartments called insulae.",
"Roman kids played with marbles and board games.",
"Garum was a sweet chocolate sauce.",
"Some Roman baths even had libraries."
]
}
]
},
{
"sections": [
{
"type": "activity",
"title": "Hands-On: Roman Snack Time",
"icon": "🔍",
"content": [
"With a grown-up, make a simple Roman snack plate: bread, cheese, olives, and grapes or figs.",
"Eat it Roman-style — lying on your side propped on one elbow, the way wealthy Romans ate at dinner parties! Is it comfy or tricky?"
]
},
{
"type": "draw_grid",
"title": "Draw the Forum",
"icon": "🎨",
"instruction": "Draw a busy Roman forum: shops, temples, and people talking, shopping, and giving speeches.",
"boxes": 1
},
{
"type": "think",
"title": "Think About It",
"icon": "🧠",
"questions": [
{"text": "What place in YOUR town is most like a Roman forum? Why?", "lines": "triple"}
]
}
]
}
]
}