EASTERSIDE ACADEMY Year 3 and 4 – Were people happier in the Stone Age? (3) Memorable Experience BBC Horrible Histories- Performance of ‘The Stone Age’ song. National Curriculum PoS – History Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. late Neolithic hunter-gatherers and early farmers, for example, Skara Brae Bronze Age religion, technology and travel, for example, Stonehenge Iron Age hill forts: tribal kingdoms, farming, art and culture National Curriculum PoS – Art
To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas. To improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay].
Connect Explicitly connect to key concept revisited.
Link to ‘Romans’ (3/4)
Key Concepts Understand chronology (History) / Master techniques and Take Inspiration from the Greats (Art) Declarative Knowledge – History The story of prehistoric Britain began when the first humans arrived in Britain. It ended when the Romans conquered the ancient Britons and Britain became part of the Roman Empire. The prehistoric period is divided into three ‘ages’. They are known as the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Early Stone Age (Palaeolithic) - 2.5 million years ago to 10,000 years ago. Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic) - 8000BC to 4500BC. Late Stone Age (Neolithic) - 4000BC to 2500BC The earliest humans were hunter-gatherers. They survived by hunting animals and finding food to eat. Then, very gradually people learned new skills. First they learned to herd animals and grow crops. Later they discovered the secrets of making bronze and iron. Prehistoric people couldn't read or write, but they were astonishing builders. Their tombs, forts and monuments have survived for thousands of years. Know why cave paintings are so important to historians for learning about the life at the time.
Declarative Knowledge – Art Stone Age Cave Art:
https://www.tes.com/teachingresource/stone-age-cave-art-lesson-for-ks211591141
Examine pictures of cave art from the Stone Age and consider, using their historical knowledge what they can tell us about life in the Stone Age. Know how Stone Age artists created their cave paintings. Artists used the natural curves and shape of the caves in their paintings. Stone Age artists used their fingers, twigs, moss and horsehair brushes to dab paint onto the cave walls. They also blew paint through bone tubes or reed pipes onto cave walls. Cave artists ground up coloured rock into powder. They used yellow ochre and red oxide rocks, as well as charcoal. This powder was made into a paste using spit, water or animal fat, which helped
Outcome: Stone Age Gallery- Invite parents (Part of Open Morning)