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Stone Age Day 2022
On 21st November, we enjoyed a Stone Age day at West Cornforth Primary School. We all entered the Stone Age and became hunter-gatherers. Each class looked at where the Stone Age came on the history timeline. We enjoyed dressing up and taking part in Stone Age activities.
Find out what each class got up to below:
Early Years
Can I retell simple past event?
In Early Years, they thought about the how the Stone Age people they lived. They became hunter gatherers and foraged for their own food and built their own shelters.
Class One
Can I ask questions about the past?
In Class One, they thought about the clothes Stone Age people would wear. They thought of some questions they could ask about their clothes:
• Why did they have fur?
• Where did they get the fur from?
• Did boys and girls wear the same?
Year One then designed a Stone Age outfit.
Class Two
Can I develop an awareness of the past?
In Class Two, they thought about where the Stone Age was in history. They made a human timeline of significant historical events.
Class Three
Can I use photos and artefacts?
In Class Three, they thought about Stone Age pottery. Class Three used photos of Stone Age artefacts to then design and make their own Stone Age pot.
Class Four
Can I compare and contrast sources?
In Class Four, they used a variety of primary sources and interpretations to gather information about the Stone Age people. Our sources included an oil lamp, flint and needle. We then thought about which source was the most useful.
Class Five
Can I use some different sources of evidence to deduce information about the past?
In Class Five, we used a variety of primary sources and interpretations to gather information about the Stone Age people. Our sources included an oil lamp, flint and needle. We thought about the information we could deduce from them.
Class Six
Can I understand that no single source of evidence gives the full answer to questions about the past?
In Class Six, we used a variety of primary sources and interpretations to gather information about the Stone Age people. Our sources included an oil lamp, flint and needle. We thought whether the sources were reliable and useful.
Stone Age Shelters
Unfortunately, it was raining all day, so we made indoor Stone Age shelters. We worked as a team to make our own shelters out of things that we could find. We researched Stone Age dwellings and tried to recreate them.
School Holiday Dates
Please find attached school holiday dates for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.
Taekwando Session
Year 2 were chosen to have a Taekwando session with a coach that came into school. He taught them the basic moves and and played some games. Maybe there’ll be a martial arts start of the future from this class!
St. John’s Ambulance – Year 5 and 6
St John’s ambulance came into school and taught the children the recovery position learning how to bandage a bleed. They tried out these techniques on each other. Some children will be chosen to help with First Aid at play times.
St. John’s Ambulance – Year 3 and 4
St John’s ambulance came into school and taught the children the basics of First Aid, such as the recovery position and learning how to bandage a bleed. They tried out these techniques on each other. Some children will be chosen to help with First Aid at play times.
Visit by Zoolab
Zoolab, a company that specialises in animal handling experiences, came into school and worked with each class. The children experienced a range of different animals and even got to hold some. They were very brave!
Judo
Destination Judo have worked with all of the classes to give them a taster of Judo. The children experienced some of the skills needed and worked hard in this session.
Greek Soldier Investigation
Class 4 carried out some investigative work. They all took on the role of Roman soldier and took turns, in their learning teams, to spy on the Greek soldier and feed back to their army. They had to be resilient, focused, listen well and be able to feed back their information confidently in order for team members to draw what they described.
Year 3 Zoolab
Zoolab, a company that specialises in animal handling experiences, came into school and worked with each class. The children experienced a range of different animals and even got to hold some. They were very brave!
