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Iron Age
This history scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate how Britain developed and changed during the Iron Age by exploring how historians find out about the past using primary sources including archaeology. The class can compose news reports and diary entries to illustrate life in an Iron Age settlement.
Investigate how Britain developed and changed during the Iron Age by exploring how historians find out about the past using primary sources including archaeology
Lesson One : Bronze to Iron
Investigate, describe and record some of the changes that happened to Britain as the result of the discovery of iron in the past
Lesson Two : Iron Age Jobs
Identify and describe some of the different occupations and jobs that were performed by Iron Age Britons to complete different functions in society
Lesson Three : Hill Forts
Practise using maps to identify and select the best location for the construction of an Iron Age settlement in the past to support the community
Lesson Four : Iron Age Settlements
Investigate how to select and write a set of instructions explaining how to construct an Iron Age roundhouse in the past
Lesson Five : Festivals and Druids
Investigate, explain and illustrate how people in the Iron Age celebrated special festivals and worshipped different gods in the past
Lesson Six : Iron Age Warriors
Explore how to select, write and sequence a set of instructions about how to defeat the Roman invasion of Britain that occurred during the Iron Age
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Maths Arithmetic Assessment
Assess abilities in solving arithmetic number problems for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division when working with informal and formal written calculations
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Environment
Identify and describe some of the special landscapes and locations that can be found in the world and reflect on how they can be protected and preserved for the future
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Silent Letter Words
Explore and illustrate the meanings and spellings of some different words with silent letters when using them in a range of topics and scenarios
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Complaint Letters
Explain and model how to format and structure writing when composing letters of complaint about different issues and scenarios