Stone Age to Iron Age KS2 history workshop, wrapped in a proper archaeology mystery
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One afternoon, one impossible site, one class of brand new archaeologists. A Top Secret letter lands in your classroom, a newly discovered prehistoric site cannot be dated and Professor Quibble needs trainee archaeologists, fast. Your Year 3 or Year 4 class train up, weigh real evidence and crack the case of ‘Site Unknown’ one clue at a time.
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It is the history lesson they will still be talking about at home time, and probably at parents evening too.

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At a glance

• Ages 7 to 11, sits best with Years 3 and 4
• One afternoon, 2 to 2.5 hours from mission launch to certificates
• 83 resources, full colour plus toner-saving greyscale
• PDFs and a fully editable PowerPoint deck
• Low prep, print and go, hands-on or fully paper-based
• One purchase, then teach this Stone Age unit year after year

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Very little prep. Print the pack, gather a jar, some string and a packet of biscuits for the dig layers, and that is honestly the lot. Every session is scripted word for word, a cover teacher could run this KS2 history lesson cold.

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The bit they never forget. There is an archaeology dig. It involves biscuits. You already know how that lands with Year 3.

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The afternoon. Seven stages, one unfolding story of prehistoric Britain. Mission Launch, Timeline Detectives, Reading the Evidence, The Big Dig, The Carbon Clock with carbon dating modelled by the class themselves, The Mystery Dig, then Verdicts and Rewards. The pace builds right through to the final verdict.

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In the pack. A 48-page scripted Teacher Pack, editable PowerPoint, A3 plan, six Mission Briefs, chronology and artefact cards spanning Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain, 16 clues, Dig Column sheets, Carbon Atom cards, a Dig Book for every pupil and certificates to send them home proud.

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For your books. Each pupil fills their own Dig Book as the mystery unfolds, so written evidence of their historical enquiry gathers itself while they are busy being archaeologists.

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Curriculum fit. KS2 history, Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, taught the way real historians work, through evidence, chronology and a healthy dose of suspense. A natural anchor for your whole prehistoric Britain topic.

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Licence. Single teacher and home educator. Unlimited printing for your own pupils, this year and every year after.

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Download today and the mystery can land in your classroom this week.
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Big learning. Brilliant adventures. Ready to teach.