Year 3 are really enjoying learning about the Stone Age.

We have learned about the Palaeolithic era (2.6 million years ago), through to the Mesolithic era (after the glaciers and ice!, also known as the middle of the Stone Age) up to the Neolithic era which lasted until approximately 12000 years ago.

We have made fruit stews as the Stone Age humans would have done and today we found out about the different types of homes.

We discovered that Palaeolithic humans made use of caves to escape the harsh weathers.  Why make a home when there is already a home available?!

We then discovered that Mesolithic homes were more advanced than caves as they began using their tools to build these teepee- shaped houses. They would have used animal skins to cover the wooden structures and placed turf on the floors inside.

The two images below are from the Neolithic era.  Both used more advanced tools and required more intelligence to create.  Some followed the round style, where others became rectangular.  They used thatching for the roofs or wattle and daub.

We will use the information we discovered in groups to write paragraphs comparing the different dwellings to our homes nowadays.

Mrs Toms xx