Year 3 Stone Age Day

Today, the children stepped back in time and embarked on an adventure to the Stone Age! This exciting virtual experience invited children to explore the ancient world where early humans lived, worked, and created.

The day kicked off with a delightful introduction to one of the earliest crafts: weaving. Children learnt how ancient people made cloth and baskets from natural fibers like grasses and reeds.

Next, the children learnt how to safely shape and carve intricate designs into the soap, mimicking how early humans carved tools from stone. Through this activity, the children got a hands-on sense of how people in the Stone Age used sharp objects to create their essential tools, weapons, and artwork.

Then the children created their own clay pots, just as Stone Age people did. They learnt how to shape, smooth, and decorate their pots, learning about the importance of pottery for cooking, storing food, and everyday life. After, they used the remaining clay to make clay tablets and carved into the clay using Stone Age markings, mimicking the earliest forms of writing.

Finally, the children created their own "stone age" starters —using sheets of foil and simple tools. Just as early humans may have used shiny stones or metal objects as a form of trade or currency, the children pressed and shaped their foil into symbolic designs.