Herd Farm ~ Class 3

On Monday this week the children in Class 3 went to Herd Farm for a Stone Age to Iron Age experience. 

 We started off finding out about the way people in the Stone Age used the environment around them to survive. 

 We looked at simple Stone Age shelters that were made from natural materials that they found around them. 

  We built our own shelters..

 but as we didn't have any animal skins we used tarpaulin..

 and pegs to hold it all together. 

 We looked at how tools developed from the Stone Age to Iron Age and the impact that had on their quality of life. 

 Time for our Stone Age lunch, and as the weather was particularly inclement we decided to have lunch indoors. 

 We then looked at the construction of round houses which were built during the Iron Age. 

 We went inside one and Ian tried to make a fire which proved very hard work particularly on such a cold and damp day. 

 We went outside and sat around the fire pit.

 Everyone was given a tunic and belt to wear and we had our faces painted. 

 Now we were Iron Age warriors and we practised our spear throwing. 

Now it was time for the hunt. 

 Six brave warriors left the village and made after a deer. 

 The rest of the village looked on in anticipation...

the warriors were jubilant as they returned with their valuable kill. 

 We had a fantastic day, and it was a great way to round off out topic about the Stone Age.