Class Visits

Year 3 visited Creswell Crags; a place that is full of history dating back all the way to the Stone Age.

We had a brilliant day from start to finish. We went straight to the cave where we passed round animal skins, weapons and Stone Age tools. The tour guides were very impressed with our knowledge about the Palaeolithic era which we learned from our history topic ‘Would you rather live in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age’.

Once we saw where a Stone Age person took shelter, we looked in to survival skills needed during the Ice Age. Firstly, we made our own shelters out of wood, animal skin and fur. The children worked great in teams to shelter from the elements. Afterwards, we hunted for food and practised our spear throwing skills to kill a bison. There were some excellent shots! Then we witnessed how Stone Age people created fire using flint.

Finally, we used a range of resources to create our own Stone Age cave art that showed how people back then were able to tell stories of their experiences. Overall, what a brilliant day out we had where we shared and learned so much knowledge!