Lesson Planning

Children will learn about the different jobs that Iron Age people would have had. They recreate woven material using historic techniques.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To research different occupations of the Iron Age people; to look at different weaving and spinning techniques used during the Iron Age.
• To recreate woven material using Iron Age techniques; to research loom designs and spinning

Children will:

• Understand what Iron Age people did during the day.
• Understand different weaving techniques used by Iron Age people and understand some of the processes involved in spinning and weaving.
• Understand how woven materials were created in the Iron Age and what it feels like to weave wool.