Going Wild for Stone Age Learning Fun

The Year 3 group turned back time as they became fierce cave dwellers for the day as part of their exploration of the Stone Age.

Dressed in animal skins and brandishing clubs, they delved into history to find out amazing facts about the daily lives of their prehistoric ancestors.

Among a range of activities they learnt about flint-knapping and how and how Stone Age people used this process to sharpen flint and create tools and weapons. To understand how the process worked and how tricky it was they tried their hand at knapping using bars of soap – it wasn’t easy.

They also learned about one of the world’s greatest monuments – the Neolithic majesty of Stonehenge. They discovered what it looks like, its location and about its possible uses during the Stone Age.

Then pupils were challenged to build it with their ‘talk partners’ using biscuits for the block work and icing to glue their structures together.

Another fun discovery was cave painting and what historians can learn about the Stone Age from these drawing. The children made prehistoric paints using spinach, blueberries, and mud mixed with fat (vegetable oil) and then created their own paintings – they loved getting messy and exploring art through a different medium.

Assistant Head of School Kiki Amin said: “The children looked terrific in their outfits and were immediately enthusiastically engaged in learning different aspects of the subject.

“What a fun and memorable day for all and what a fantastic way to immerse RAPS' pupils in their learning experiences. I had lunch when the Year 3s were in the hall and my Year 2 class were immediately excited about their future learning about prehistory.”

Head of School Nick Budge praised the Year 3 team for creating “a fantastic learning experience.” He added: “So much effort went into this ensuring Stone Age day underpins their current knowledge about the subject through a memorable learning adventure.”

Stone Age fact file: The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted for roughly 3.4 million years, and ended between 4,000 BC and 3,000 BC.

Ramsgate Arts Primary is part of the Viking Academy Trust with its partner schools Chilton Primary in Ramsgate and Upton Juniors in Broadstairs.

**Contact Head of School Nick Budge on 01843 582847