Learning objective
- To use archaeological evidence to learn about prehistoric houses.
Success criteria
- I can use
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National curriculum
History
The national curriculum
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
‘Pupils should be taught
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could be asked to focus on one of the images in Activity: Skara Brae. They could focus on selecting one object to justify starting the sentence, ‘I think …. because …’.
Pupils working at greater depth
These children could explain the differences between Activity: Skara Brae and the reconstruction of Skara Brae. They should understand that the evidence does not give all the answers.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying certainties and possibilities
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Vocabulary definitions
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Palaeolithic
A period of prehistory also called the old Stone Age.
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Mesolithic
A period of prehistory also called the Middle Stone Age.
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Example work
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y3/4 (Cycle A): Bronze Age, Iron Age or Stone Age?
Y3/4: Lesson 1 (Cycle A): How long ago did prehistoric man live?
Y3/4: Lesson 2 (Cycle A): What does Skara Brae tell us about life in the Stone Age?
Y3/4: Lesson 3 (Cycle A): Who was the Amesbury Archer?
Y3/4: Lesson 4 (Cycle A): How did bronze change life in the Stone Age?
Y3/4: Lesson 5 (Cycle A): How did trade change the Iron Age?
Y3/4: Lesson 6 (Cycle A): What changed between the Stone Age and the Iron Age?