The secrets of Stonehenge in Year 3

In our Humanities lessons this week, Year 3 have been learning about Stonehenge. We began by looking at photographs of Stonehenge and discussing what we could see, what we thought these pictures showed and any questions we had. 

We then read all about Stonehenge and created a class mind map, using the English Heritage website to find out more. We were really interested in the mystery of how Stone Age humans managed to transport the heavy rocks all the way from Wales! 

After a bit more research, we wrote questions that we might ask a prehistoric human about Stonehenge. We then practised ‘hot-seating’, taking turns asking questions (as the interviewer) and answering questions (as a human from the Stone Age).

Year 3 keeping warm by the fire!

This week in Humanties, Year 3 learnt about how fire was used during pre-history. We discussed how fire was used for warmth and cooking but also progressed to being used for making weapons. We built our own fires and role played how our fire would have been used.

Art in Year 3

In our Art lessons, Year 3 have been learning about cave paintings. We began this topic by looking at pictures of cave paintings from across the world and completing a 'See, Think, Wonder'. We noticed that most of the humans in cave paintings were hunting animals, and most of the animals were running or leaping. 

We then used sketching pencils to practise shading techniques such as blending, hatching and stippling. Using these techniques, we sketched images of humans and animals seen in cave paintings.