Create a display about hill forts

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Stone Age to Iron Age Britain Hill forts

Objectives

History

  • Construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information.

Geography

  • Types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water.

Lesson Planning

Make or draw a reconstruction of a hill fort, including physical geography features and interior details.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • Write a narrative about the development of the hill fort based on evidence from that site or elsewhere.
  • Draw a scale reconstruction of the hill fort they visited or previously studied including features of physical geography like watercourses and gradients.

Children will:

  • Select and present historical information.
  • Present the human and physical aspects of a local historic landscape.

Provided Resources

This session does not need any provided resources.

You Will Need

  • Model making materials such as card
  • Tape
  • Glue
  • Modroc
  • Paint