Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: How long ago did prehistoric man live?
Creating timelines to gain a chronological understanding of prehistory; discovering the ways historians divide the past into chunks of time.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Lesson recap
Before starting this unit, you might want to check that the children can recall:
Events in the past can be recorded on timelines.
Timelines show the order in which events in the past happened.
The words ‘before’ and ‘after’ can be used to talk about events on timelines.
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Adaptive teaching
Assessing progress and understanding
Vocabulary definitions
In this unit
Assessment – History Y3/4 (A): Stone, Bronze or Iron Age?Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: What does Skara Brae tell us about life in the Stone Age?Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: Who was this Bronze Age man?Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: What was the impact of bronze in prehistoric Britain?Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: How did trade change lives in Iron Age Britain?Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: What changed between the Stone Age and the Iron Age?
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 10 July 2026
