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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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New Start
Explore how to prepare for and deal with some of the new events and special occasions that someone might experience in life
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Viking Settlement
Explore how the Vikings settled and built communities in Britain in the past by referencing their culture and traditions
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Changing Seasons
Investigate changes that can happen to the natural world during the four seasons of the year and reflect on similar changes that can occur in people’s lives
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Chinese Dragons
Select and combine different mouldable and other materials to create masks representing dragons that can be worn during a performance dance