History in Year 3 - The Stone Age

Date: 21st Oct 2022 @ 2:31pm

This half term we have been studying the Stone Age. 

We have compared houses of the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Stone Age as well as learning what materials they used to build them.

We recently discovered some evidence like skeletons, animal bones (cave bears, aurochs and bison), cave paintings (France, Spain and Argentina), flint weapons (spear, arrow) and flint tools (scraper, axe, hammer).

The children have shared their learning.

“The Stone Age is split into 3 parts – Palaeolithic (old), Mesolithic (middle) and Neolithic (new) when metal was invented.”

 “Some Neolithic houses used animal poo to fill gaps in the walls so the cold and rain couldn’t get in.”

"Stone Age people used knapping to shape blades and pointed weapons."

“We know that the Stone Age people hunted for animals like cave bears and deer because there are paintings in caves.”

“Stone Age people used materials, like turf and animal skin, they found around them to build houses.”

We have reflected on our learning and had a go at drawing an accurate historical timeline using vocabulary, dates, pictures and information

The children in Year 3 have also created some amazing projects at home.

Our next History topic will focus on The Bronze Age and Iron Age in Britain.