Learning objective
- To understand the importance of trade during the Iron Age.
Success criteria
- I can explain how trade increased during
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National curriculum
History
The National curriculum for history
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Cross-curricular links
Geography
Pupils should be taught:
- Human geography,
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Could use the Bronze Age images from the Activity: Finding food (from Lesson 4) in the Recap and recall; could play the bartering game with a partner.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Could draw on their existing knowledge of prehistory to justify their deductions about the logboat; could be asked to explain the difficulties of bartering before the Wrapping up.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining which items were
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Vocabulary definitions
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barter
To exchange goods without using money.
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durable
Difficult to damage and long-lasting.
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In this unit
Assessment - History Y3/4 (A): Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: How long ago did prehistoric man live?
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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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: What does Skara Brae tell us about life in the Stone Age?
Investigating Stone Age settlements; using archaeological evidence to explore the dwellings at Skara Brae.
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: How did trade change lives in Iron Age Britain?
Exploring the expansion of trade in the Iron Age, children learn how trade developed from...
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: What changed between the Stone Age and the Iron Age?
Comparing life in Iron Age settlements to Neolithic settlements, children identify change and continuity between...
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: Who was this Bronze Age man?
Carrying out an historical investigation, children use artefacts to solve the mystery of who the...
