Scheme of Work: Stone Age to Iron Age
Primary Scheme of Work, Key Stage 2 History

Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age
Children can be introduced to the idea that people have been living in Britain for a very long time. They can learn about the changes that occurred between the middle Stone Age (Mesolithic Times) to the Iron Age – a period of over 10,000 years! Pupils should be encouraged to recognise the continuities too. For example there is very little change in houses, house-building or settlement size, until well into the Iron Age.
For most of the period there is no written evidence, so the archaeological record is very important. There is a strong emphasis on children investigating issues and solving valid historical questions recognising the nature of the evidence on which their judgements and knowledge are based.
This unit is structured around 4 sequential history enquiries:
- What was ‘new’ about the New Stone Age?
- Which was better, bronze or iron?
- If you were Julius Caesar, would you have invaded Britain in 55BC?
- When do you think it was better to live – Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?
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