Y3/4 (A): British history 1: Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone, Bronze or Iron Age?
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Y3/4 (A): British history 1: Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone, Bronze or Iron Age?
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This unit has been updated for 2024/25 to include new teaching resources designed to enrich the children’s learning and deepen their understanding of the topic.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Understand that prehistory was a long time ago.
- Accurately place AD and BC on a timeline.
- Identify conclusions that are certainties and possibilities based on archaeological evidence.
- Explain the limitations of archaeological evidence.
- Use artefacts to make deductions about the Amesbury Archer’s life.
- Identify gaps in their knowledge of the Bronze Age.
- Explain how bronze was better than stone and how it transformed farming.
- Explain how trade increased during the Iron Age and why coins were needed.
- Identify changes and continuities between the Neolithic and Iron Age periods.
- Explain which period they would prefer to have lived in, providing evidence for their choice.
Suggested prior learning
Y1/2 (B): What is a monarch?
Get startedLessons
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: How long ago did prehistoric man live?
- To recognise the chronology and significance of prehistory.
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: What does Skara Brae tell us about life in the Stone Age?
- To use archaeological evidence to learn about the prehistoric dwellings of Skara Brae.
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: Who was this Bronze Age man?
- To use archaeological evidence to investigate the Bronze Age.
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: What was the impact of bronze in prehistoric Britain?
- To use deductions to explain how bronze transformed prehistoric life.
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: How did trade change lives in Iron Age Britain?
- To understand the importance of trade during the Iron Age.
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: What changed between the Stone Age and the Iron Age?
- To compare settlements in the Neolithic period and Iron Age by exploring continuity and change.
Key skills
Key knowledge
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – History Y2: Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?
Aimed at pupils, a double page document that gives key facts and definitions from the 'Would you prefer to have…
Vocabulary: History – Y3/4 Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?
Display versions of the year group key vocabulary and unit vocabulary from the 'Would you prefer to have lived in…
Cross-curricular opportunities
English
Spoken language
Pupils should be taught to:
- Develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining and exploring ideas.
See National curriculum - English - Key stages 1 and 2.
Geography
Pupils should be taught:
- Human geography, including trade links.