Topic - Geography and History

Summer Term Topic

This term our topic is Stone Age to Iron Age. In History the children will be learning all about Pre History from the Stone Age to the Iron Age including life in the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age and the changes in these periods. They will find out about a Neolithic settlement, about Stonehenge and life in an Iron Age hill fort. In Geography they will be finding out about the location of Iron Age Hill forts. 

Here is some background information about the topic to get you started on your learning journey back in time to Pre Historic Britain.

Activity 1

We will be learning about The Stone Age over the next few weeks. This is one of my favourite topics! Let’s jump in and look at this fact sheet.

1. Make a LIST of any Words you don’t understand (and look them up if you can).
2. Write down which fact you found most interesting and tell me why you found it interesting.
3. Write down 2 questions for someone else to see if they have read the fact sheet.

Watch this video

1. Draw a mind map (spider diagram) to record any facts you find interesting.

You could add this information to the spider diagram we did in English.

Use different headings for the information. For example: Food, Tools, Shelter…

IF YOU LIKE YOU CAN USE DIFFERENT COLOURS TO MAKE IT STAND AND LOOK GREAT.

I have added some slides to give you some more information.

Activity 2

Today we are continuing with our topic The Stone Age. To get a deeper understanding we need to look at where abouts in history this period falls.

Watch this video.

Next, read these slides.

Finally, can you sort these 12 cards in the chronological order?

Chronological order = time order, earliest to latest.

Copy out the information from each card into the correct order, if you want, you can do the little drawings to.

Hopefully, it will look like a beautiful, colourful poster in the end.

Activity 3

Today we are continuing with our topic The Stone Age. To get a deeper understanding we need to look at what homes would look like and how they developed.

Watch these videos. (Please get permission from an adult and be supervised whilst on YouTube.)

Think about these questions. (Discuss them with someone if you can.)

1. Why do we need shelter?
2. What do houses look like today?
3. How do they differ around the world?
4. Why would they need to be different?
5. What is important when it comes to building a house?
6. What shelter might early humans have found or made in Britain?
7. What evidence do we have?
8. Do you think the houses were all the same? Why?

Now read the slides below and complete the activity.

Activity 4

This week we will look at Stonehenge! This amazing place fascinates more every time I visit it.

Watch the video below.

Can you make a leaflet to tell people about Stonehenge?

Use the slides below to help you.

Remember:

Activity 5

This week we will look at how people fed themselves in the Stone Age.

Watch the videos below.

Read through the slides and complete this work sheet.