Year 3 – Stone Age to Iron Age

This half term, Year 3 have learnt about changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. They have enjoyed looking at different cave paintings and creating their own marks using a range of different materials including sticks, stones and leaves. They have thought about the meaning of the marks and what stories have been told. They worked in small groups to create their own cave paintings.

The children know that a lot of changes took place during the Stone Age. They found out that Stone Age people made their own tools, shelters and clothes. They learnt about changes throughout the Stone Age including the introduction of farming and metals such as bronze and iron which led Britain into the Bronze and Iron Ages.

At the end of the topic, we had a Stone Age Day. The children enjoyed making their own bread and cooking it over a fire, they whittled sticks and built dens to experience life as a Stone Age person and they made and decorated their own bowls from clay, as they would have done in the Stone Age, to hold crops and food.

What The Student Says

I liked making the bread on Stone Age day and liked using the campfire. 3FW child I have enjoyed learning about the Stone Age and how long ago it was. 3FW child I liked whittling the sticks and building the dens because it made me think about life in the Stone Age. 3FW child I liked finding out about how the Beaker people came over and taught us how to make pots. 3FW child

What knowledge and skills have been developed?

Historial skills: - Chronological understanding - Historical enquiry - Historical interpretation - Organisation and communication - Knowledge and understanding of events, people and changes in the past in relation to the development of metal Key Knowledge: - Pre-history is a time before written records. - Stone Age man was not simply a hunter gatherer, they had other interests including jewellery, music and art. - Life for the Stone Age people changed with the introduction of farming. This meant that their nomadic lifestyle cam to an end and they could being to build settlements. - Prehistoric monuments such as Stonehenge and Skara Brae give us an insight into the life of people in the Stone Age. - The introduction of metals improved the lives of people in the Stone Age as they could make better homes, tools and weapons.

What the Teacher says

It has been lovely to see how engaged the children have been with their history topic this half term. They have developed an understanding of pre-history and how long ago this was by using a timeline. They have listened carefully and taken time and care to create their own cave paintings. They have shown curiosity about life in the Stone Age and realise that life for people millions of years ago was hard. It has been lovely to listen to their discussions during lessons and see how much they have learnt during this topic. It was nice for them to take part in Stone Age Day and experience Stone Age life.

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