Introduction to food

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Stone Age to Iron Age Britain Food

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Objectives

History

Develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British history establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.
Understand how our knowledge of the (prehistoric) past is constructed from a range of sources (including archaeological excavation, and the reliability of such sources).
Construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information.

English

Give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives: Retrieve and record information from non-fiction.
Draft and write non-narrative material using simple organisational devices.

Lesson Planning

Find out how we know about food in Stone Age to Iron Age Britain, by looking at animal bones found on site to the last meal of Lindow Man.

Teaching Outcomes:

To understand the sources of evidence for prehistoric food.
To summarise research findings.

Children will:

Look through sources for evidence of prehistoric food.
Report back the type of evidence they have and what it shows.
Show an understanding of what kind of evidence exists for prehistory.

Planning

Provided Resources

Pack of resources about evidence for food in prehistory
Evidence cards

You Will Need

Wooden and/or pottery bowls
Wooden spoon
Old-fashioned looking butter knife
Flatbreads, cottage cheese, honey, blackberries, little apples
Paper plates
Blu tack

Weblinks

Evidence for Stone Age food and some recipes from ancientcraft.co.uk
Evidence for Bronze Age food and some recipes from ancientcraft.co.uk
Evidence for Iron Age food and some recipes from ancientcraft.co.uk
About life in the Iron Age including food from bbc.co.uk