Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age

Take children on a journey through time to discover how humans first arrived in Britain and how life changed over the course of more than 800 000 years.

This pack comprises a range of lesson ideas and attractively-designed resources, including practical activities, written tasks and games, all culminating in an Iron Age activity day!

What's included?

• organised into six chronological sections with 21 supporting resources
• includes introductory activities, main teaching points, plenaries, assessment opportunities and home learning tasks
• links to the curriculum.

What's inside?

Section 1: Timelines and geographical contexts (pages 3-11)

• Teaching sequence
• The arrival of Stone Age man
• A timeline of Ancient Britain
• Animals of Stone Age Britain

Section 2: What was life like in the Stone Age? (pages 12-28)

• Teaching sequence
• Stone Age survival – a board game
• How to make a fortune teller
• A day in the life of Stone Age man – a planning grid

Section 3: Settlements and farming (pages 29-46)

• Teaching sequence
• Design a Stone Age settlement
• A Neolithic visitor
• The domestication of dogs
• Stone Age sorting – animal domestication
• Comparing Stone Age structures

Section 4: Life in the Bronze Age (pages 47-66)

• Teaching sequence
• The problem with Stonehenge
• Carrier bag detectives
• From the Big Bang to the Roman invasion – British timeline cards

Section 5: The advent of the Iron Age (pages 67-76)

• Teaching sequence
• Iron Age shopping
• Make your own Iron Age roundhouse
• A cast-iron argument
• Letter to parents – preparing for an Iron Age experience

Section 6: An Iron Age experience (pages 77-93)

• Teaching sequence
• Iron Age activity cards
• Iron Age recipes
• The bravest warrior – an Iron Age tale