Learning objective
- To compare settlements in the Neolithic period and Iron Age by exploring continuity and change.
Success criteria
- I can use secondary sources to
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum for history
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Cross-curricular links
Geography
Human and physical
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Explain that the children will play a game to help recall key vocabulary from the unit. Let them know that the winner will be the first child to call out ‘Bingo!’ when they cross out three words in a row (vertically, horizontally or diagonally). Display the Presentation: Key vocabulary bingo and hand each child a…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Activity: Bingo in the Recap and recall; could use different-coloured pens to circle changes and continuities on the Iron Age reconstruction image.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should explain the reasons for the continuities and changes they identify; could provide counterarguments during the Wrapping up.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying changes and continuities between the Neolithic
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Vocabulary definitions
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change
Things that are different.
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continuity
Things that remain the same.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y3: Stone, Bronze or Iron Age?
Lesson 1: How long ago did prehistoric man live?
Lesson 2: What does Skara Brae tell us about life in the Stone Age?
Lesson 3: Who was this Bronze Age man?
Lesson 4: What was the impact of bronze in prehistoric Britain?
Lesson 5: How did trade change lives in Iron Age Britain?
Lesson 6: What changed between the Stone Age and the Iron Age?
Optional Remembrance lesson: How can memorials help us remember?
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Last update: 25th August, 2025
