Moulsecoomb Primary School is now offering practical, hands-on activities that cover Stone
Age –Iron Age life and meet many aspects of the new curriculum for pupils. The school
grounds have a range of replica historical buildings that provide a perfect venue for outdoor
learning and a great way to bring history alive.
“Brilliant roundhouses that look so authentic. It really brought our topic to life and it made me feel
like I was in a different era.” – Teacher
Workshops on offer include:
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Archaeological excavation
How do archaeologists know where to discover our past? What evidence did
Prehistoric people leave behind? What is an artefact? Find the answers to these and
many more questions as you join us to study and uncover the clues.
“My child really enjoyed the archaeological dig and it has
inspired him to become a historian.” Parent
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Food, Farming, Foraging
Travel the school grounds, identify edible and medicinal plants. Use your senses to
touch, smell and taste. Compare Hunting and Gathering with early farming. What
animals were domesticated? How did they benefit humans? Details and availability of
technologies to be discussed when booking.
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Neolithic Stone Carving
Discover the strange and wonderful carved balls Neolithic man left to amaze us.
Think about their use or significance, then create your own replica using clay and
natural materials to decorate.
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Ceramics/ Pottery
Study ancient pottery sherds from a real archaeological excavation. Discover how
prehistoric pottery was made. Focus on the styles and techniques then recreate an
individual or whole class coil pot to display at your school.
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Prehistoric art
Journey back in time to the last Ice Age. Imagine the
animals that would be sharing your world. Learn how
to make natural paints and brushes to record your
hunt. Make a wall hanging to take back to your school.
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Fire making
Experiment with a range of tools used to create fire by friction and percussion.
Discover the changes that fire made to the lives of Prehistoric people. Can you
produce fire from a spark or ember?
“I loved sparking the steel. I never knew that you could
make fire that way.”
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Adornments
Prehistoric people used many natural resources to decorate their bodies for personal
adornment and social symbolism. Learn how they made jewellery and make a replica
bone necklace to take back to school.
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Cordage
Look at examples of ways that early humans used cord or string. Learn how to
extract fibres from natural plant materials and how to process them to make a piece
of string.
We can also offer a guided walk to Hollingbury Hill fort, a local Iron-Age Settlement.
“This was great. A fantastic walk through the woods,
which was really enjoyable and a good team
building activity. The children really, really, really
enjoyed it! It also brought a local resource to children’s
attention” – Teacher.
Costings
Full day visit with 4 workshops and a talk £7 per child (teachers & helpers free)
Half day visit with 2 workshops and a talk £5 per child (teachers & helpers free)
“A fantastic day out, where we were able to engage in Stone Age activities that we otherwise
wouldn’t have been able to. The children got a lot out of the tactile activities, bringing this exiting
time period to life.” - Teacher
Moulsecoomb Primary School is easily accessible by public transport
(bus 24 & 25 stop right outside) and it is a 10 minute walk from
Moulsecoomb train station. For more details and bookings please
contact Lucy Rayner on 01273 605700 or e-mail
[email protected]
Moulsecoomb Primary School, The Highway, Lewes Road, Brighton
BN2 4PA
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