Stone-Age Workshop

stone-age Workshop

Our Stone-Age workshop is incredibly hands-on and engaging.

Sessions

Introduction - A Stone-Age homo-sapien will wow the children with their animalistic behaviour and strange language! They will show the children some of their weapons and tools and try to communicate with them without using a common language!
Bones Investigation - The children will get to handle a plethora of real animal bones and decide what they are and which animal they have come from.
Cave Drawings - Cave drawings will be looked at and then the children will emulate these using chalk and charcoal on slate boards.
Artefact Investigation - The children will be shown a large range of Stone-Age artefacts, including flint tools, animal furs and Stone-Age equipment. Depending on number of classes, children will also get to handle some of these.
Tools/Weapons Making - Using knapped flint, sticks, twine and feathers, children will make Stone-Age knives, spears, arrows, hammers, drills, axes and anything else they think up!
Hunting/Archery - Using safety arrows, the children will get to have a go at archery! The targets are common animals that the Stone-Age people hunted: wild boar, stags, pheasants, badgers and hares.

For an example of how a workshop would work for 1, 2 or 3 classes, see the schedules below.

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'My Year 3 children absolutely loved the Stone Age workshop. All abilities were catered for and the children were transfixed all day.' Miss Love - Year 3 teacher - St Peter's Primary, Herefordshire

'We had Adam at Little Kingshill today and the kids LOVED the workshop. I just wanted to say a big thank you for such a well-planned, fun packed day. I have recommended Adam to all my colleagues and hope to have him back at the school someday.' Sarah Dobson, Little Kingshill Combined School, Buckinghamshire

'It has to be said that we’ve all had a fantastic day. This workshop was our introduction to the Stone Age topic ready for Summer 1, the children are now so excited to start the topic and it has to be said I’m a lot more enthusiastic about it now too. Adam’s subject knowledge was brilliant, he was also fantastic with the children (helps that’s he’s a teacher too!). Thank you Adam! We are hoping to having him back into school very soon! I’d definitely recommend him!' Miss Ives - Year 3 teacher - Hateley Heath, Birmingham

'Adam was extremely engaging and he knew exactly what he was talking about – very knowledgeable. The children thrived from his persona and learnt a lot. Adam made sure he briefed all the teachers who were conducting the teacher-led activities which made us feel confident delivering them. He brought a range of artefacts for the children to handle and he came with a range of equipment for all of the well thought-out sessions. Excellent. We will 100% recommend to the other year groups. Adam had the children drawn in from the very moment he started.' Teacher - St James' Church of England (VA) Junior School, Derby

'A brilliant day, led by Adam from Historic Workshops. Arrived early to set up, complete with visor and cleaning equipment and a flexible timetable that included input, whole class workshops of archaeology or slate drawing or mammoth hunting. The children were really engaged throughout and Adam clearly loves what he does! We’re definitely inviting him back! Brilliant!' Lynne Cross, Applegarth Primary School, North Yorkshire.

David Smith, Workshop Leader

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