Lesson Two – First People

This history teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to identify, explain and record some of the different special reasons as to why people first came to settle in prehistoric Britain in the past.

The class can select and sort a list of reasons to indicate why people chose to settle in Britain in the past including access to food sources and protection from the climate.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to identify, explain and record some of the different special reasons as to why people first came to settle in prehistoric Britain in the past

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and explain some of the reasons as to why people settled in Britain in the past and templates to select and record one of the main reasons as to why people came to settle in prehistoric Britain such as access to food sources and protection from the climate.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore and record some of the reasons why people first came to settle in prehistoric Britain in the past.

This lesson is part of a history scheme of work to get the children to investigate and record how different aspects of life in prehistoric Britain developed and changed during the Stone Age. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.

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