Lower Key Stage 2
Welcome to Class 3 and Class 4!
Class 3
Our Curriculum Project for Autumn is 'Through the Ages'.
Through the Ages
This term we will be finding out about British prehistory from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, including changes to people and lifestyle caused by ingenuity, invention and technological advancement.
Useful websites
BBC Bitesize – What was prehistoric Britain like?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z3s66g8
BBC Bitesize – Prehistoric – KS2 History
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z82hsbk
Natural History Museum – Cheddar Man: Mesolithic Britain’s blue-
eyed boy
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/cheddar-man-mesolithic-britain-
blue-eyed-boy.html
Natural History Museum – Cheddar Man FAQ
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/research/projects/human-
adaptation-diet-disease/cheddar-man-faq.html
British Museum – Classroom resource – Bronze Age Britain
https://www.britishmuseum.org/learn/schools/ages-7-11/ancient-
britain/classroom-resource-bronze-age-britain
DKfindout! – Iron Age Hill Forts – What Are Hill Forts?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/articles/z4xx6v4
Class 4
Our Curriculum Project for Autumn is 'Invasion'
Invasion
This project teaches Class 4 about life in Britain after the Roman withdrawal. Children will learn about Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions up to the Norman conquest.
Useful Websites
Anglo-Saxons
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zxsbcdm
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/death-and-memory/anglo-saxon-ship-burial-sutton-hoo
https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/decoding-anglo-saxon-art
Vikings
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ztyr9j6
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/articles/zhrygwx
Normans
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/37645852
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/articles/z4xjmfr
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z3s9j6f