CURRICULUM NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1

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HISTORY & ART – Stone Age Workshop at Stockswood Outdoor Centre

Class 3 arrived at Stockswood Outdoor Centre and sang 'Welcome to Forest School'.  This was followed by Julian talking about the Stone Age and how archaeologists have learned about what happened in the past.  The children then had the opportunity to create some paintings, similar to ones discovered in caves. They used natural materials to make these.  The children showed their learning from their Art unit and talked about what materials were used and how.

  

 

The children sorted foods that might have been foraged in the Stone Age to eat - these were sorted into 'safe to eat', 'needs to be cooked' and 'poisonous'.  The children thought about hunting as a way to find food. They had a go at hunting a 'mammoth'. We talked about what the word 'extinct' means.  The children used a bow and arrow made from a hawthorn branch.  We have some amazing archers in Year 3!

  

 

The children then learned about how fire was made and used this to toast marshmallows. (The children were told that these were not available in the Stone Age!)

  

 

Next, the children created their own Stone Age shelters - we talked about how animal skins would have been used.  The shelters were absolutely brilliant!

  

 

Finally, the children had a little bit of free flow play at the end of the day - some chose to go pond dipping, others lied in the hammock and some enjoyed the mud kitchen.  Thank you to our volunteers who supported all the children wonderfully.  Well done Year 3 for amazing manners and lots of super, positive attitudes towards learning!