Investigate life as an Iron Age villager. Research daily tasks; recreate a round house; weave with wool; cook oatcakes, make cheese; make a game (dice/knucklebones) and share learning with others using whole-class role-play.
Block F: Iron Age Life
[5 sessions]
By the end of this block you will have achieved the following outcomes:
Main outcome: History
Other outcomes: English , Art , D&T and Science

Continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of
Britain, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.

Know about changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, including Iron Age
Life.
 Improve mastery of art and design techniques.
 Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.
 Develop wider skills in spoken language. Pupils’ confidence, enjoyment and mastery of language should be extended though public speaking, performance and debate.

Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose.
Children will
 Gain an understanding of what an Iron Age village would have looked like.
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Research round houses and what happened inside them.
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Understand the functions and structure of a round house by recreating a model with lifting lid to see inside.
Session 1: History and D&T
Iron Age Life in a Round
House
Children will learn about
Iron Age villages and houses and create their own miniature round house!
Session 2: History and D&T
Iron Age Jobs
Children will learn about the different jobs that Iron
Age people would have had. They recreate woven material using historic techniques.
Session 3: History and D&T
Being an Iron Age Child
Children learn about life as
Iron Age child and learn to play an Iron Age game!
Session 4: History and
Science
Cooking Iron Age Food
Children discover what Iron
Age food would have been like by making their own examples!
Children will
 Research different weaving techniques used by the Iron Age people. Explore the process of spinning wool for weaving.
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Recreate woven material, having researched Iron Age techniques and loom designs.
Children will
 Understand what life would have been like for an Iron Age child.
 Make an Iron Age Game: knucklebones and pouch.
Children will

Understand what food Iron Age people would have eaten and the processes involved in making it. Make barley tea, oatcakes and soft cheese.
 Explore changes that are difficult to revere, observe and compare the changes that take place when baking oatcakes and cheese.
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Session 5: History and
English
Visitors From the Modern
Age
Children share their knowledge and experience of Iron Age life by sharing their understanding with modern day visitors.
Children will

Explore the different daily tasks of the Iron Age people through research and role-play.
 Gain confidence in their own knowledge by performing to others in the role of expert.

Express daily life in an Iron Age village through whole class role-play and performance.
Session 1
Provided: Iron Age Round Houses; How To Make Your Own Iron Age Round House.
You will need: A5 card; Art straws; Scissors; Pencil; String; Air-drying clay or play dough; ½-cm strips of brown paper ; PVA glue; Brown and green tissue paper.
Session 2
Provided: Iron Age Jobs; Weaving On Twigs.
You will need: Twigs featuring a ‘V’ shape; Different colours of wool; Wool needles; Forks.
Session 3
Provided: Knucklebones; How To Make Knucklebones; How To Play Knucklebone Jacks.
You will need: Air drying clay, in 1 cm square cubes.
Session 4
Provided: How To Make Iron Age Food.
You will need: 1 tbsp. pearl barley; Boiling water; A large container; 1 litre (2 pints) whole milk; 250ml
(9 fl oz) sour cream; Sea salt; Muslin or loose-weave cloth & a bowl; 500g (18oz) medium oatmeal;
250g (9oz) stone-ground wheat flour; 60g (2oz) lard; A griddle or oven.
Session 5
Provided:
You will need: Logs; Fire-coloured card; Cooking pots; Sugar paper; Paints; Cups; The round houses;
Weaving samples; Knucklebones; Food and drink made in Sessions 2,3 and 4; Logs (previously burned if possible); Rosemary and other strong-smelling herbs.
The links to the websites and the contents of the web pages associated with such links specified on this list (hereafter collectively referred to as the ‘Links’) have been checked by Hamilton Trust (being the operating name of the registered charity, William Rowan Hamilton Trust) and to the best of Hamilton
Trust’s knowledge, are correct and accurate at the time of publication. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other terms and conditions on the Hamilton
Trust website, you acknowledge that Hamilton Trust has no control over such Links and indeed, the owners of such Links may have removed such Links, changed such Links and/or contents associated with such Links. Therefore, it is your sole responsibility to verify any of the Links which you wish you use.
Hamilton Trust excludes all responsibility and liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any Links.