Threads
Discoveries and inventions
Beliefs and values
Pupils will develop a knowledge of the chronology of prehistoric Britain and an understanding of some of the changes that took place across this time period. The children will learn about some of the key discoveries and inventions of people during Prehistory, and will explore the impact of these things. They will have the opportunity to explore a range of digital and physical artefacts as a way to explore and engage with the topic.
Key Vocabulary
HISTORY
ALL
chronology, Prehistory, Stone Age, Palaeolithic, Mesotholic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, chronology, artefacts
SOME
legacy, change and continuity, interpretation, reliability, bias,
Texts:
Oak (year 3 and 4):
Cedar (Year 4 and 5)
Noune: Child of Prehistory
by Michel Vadis and Gemma Sales
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The Pebble in my Pocket
by Meredith Hooper
and Christopher Coady
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The Street Beneath my Feet
by Charlotte Guillian and Yuval Zommer
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Beech (Year 6)
Useful links:
https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/the-stone-age
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z82hsbk
https://kids.kiddle.co/Stone_Age
https://planbee.com/blogs/news/stone-age-facts-for-children-and-teachers
Oak class
Cave painting and weaving inspired by our Stone Age topic.
We have been learning about hunter gatherers and pretended we were hunting and gathering our food before using what we had found to design a stone age meal.
Cave painting and weaving inspired by our Stone Age topic.
We have been learning about hunter gatherers and pretended we were hunting and gathering our food before using what we had found to design a stone age meal.
"In Cedar Class, I really enjoyed our debate which period in the Stone Age made the most progress," Maddie (Year 5)
"Learning about Stonehenge was very interesting because it is so old and a scientific mystery," Oscar (Year 6)
"We did some amazing artwork in this project such as Stonehenge silhouette," Molly (Year 4)
"It was fascinating when we learnt about the boy found in ice, with arrows and an axe. It had been preserved really well because it was so cold," Enrique (Year 5)
"I remember when we had to go hunting and foraging for food around our school- that was brilliant!" Isabelle (Year 6)
"Our teacher brought in some antlers and a blade from the Stone Age, which we loved looking at," Jeremy (Year 4)
"Learning about Stonehenge was very interesting because it is so old and a scientific mystery," Oscar (Year 6)
"We did some amazing artwork in this project such as Stonehenge silhouette," Molly (Year 4)
"It was fascinating when we learnt about the boy found in ice, with arrows and an axe. It had been preserved really well because it was so cold," Enrique (Year 5)
"I remember when we had to go hunting and foraging for food around our school- that was brilliant!" Isabelle (Year 6)
"Our teacher brought in some antlers and a blade from the Stone Age, which we loved looking at," Jeremy (Year 4)
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