Iron Age life in a round house

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Stone Age to Iron Age Britain Iron Age life

Objectives

History

  • 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.

Design and Technology

  • Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose.

Lesson Planning

Children will learn about Iron Age villages and houses and create their own miniature round house!

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To gain an understanding of what an Iron Age village would have looked like, researching round houses and what happened inside them.
  • To understand the functions and structure of a round house by creating a model with a lifting roof.

Children will:

  • Understand how a round house was made and occupied.
  • Identify with the Iron Age people and empathise with life in a round house.
  • Construct a round house out of a range of art materials.

You Will Need

  • A5 card
  • Art straws
  • String
  • Air-drying clay or play dough
  • ½-cm strips of brown paper
  • PVA glue
  • Brown and green tissue paper