Iron Age jobs

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 the different jobs that Iron Age people would have had. They recreate woven material using historic techniques.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To research different occupations of the Iron Age people; to look at different weaving and spinning techniques used during the Iron Age.
  • To recreate woven material using Iron Age techniques; to research loom designs and spinning

Children will:

  • Understand what Iron Age people did during the day.
  • Understand different weaving techniques used by Iron Age people and understand some of the processes involved in spinning and weaving.
  • Understand how woven materials were created in the Iron Age and what it feels like to weave wool.

You Will Need

  • Twigs featuring a ‘V’ shape
  • Different colours of wool
  • Wool needles
  • Forks