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?
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Lessons
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: How long ago did prehistoric man live?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: What does Skara Brae tell us about life in the Stone Age?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: Who was this Bronze Age man?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: What was the impact of bronze in prehistoric Britain?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: How did trade change lives in Iron Age Britain?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: What changed between the Stone Age and the Iron Age?
Key skills
- Sequencing events on a
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Key knowledge
- To know that history
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Key vocabulary
AD (Anno Domini)
age
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – History Y3: Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?
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Vocabulary display – History Y3/4 (A): Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?
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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.
Build on the learning
Y3/4 (A): British history 2: Why did the Romans invade and settle in Britain?
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