Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
Rowan Gate Primary
School Creative
Curriculum
Class: Grapes
Term: Autumn
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
Group 1 - AD, KM, CS, COD
Group 2 – TSD, AB, JS
Group 3 – FP, DF, CC
Use drawing and painting techniques
to communicate ideas.
Talk about what they think or feel
about their work.
Explore ideas.
Investigate and use drawing and painting
materials and techniques to communicate
their ideas.
Say what they think and feel about their own
and others’ work.
Suggest ways of improving their work.
Investigate and use textile materials
and processes to communicate ideas
Comment on differences in their own
and others’ work
Suggest ways of improving their own
work
Explore ideas and collect materials and
information to support their work.
Investigate colour, shape and texture in
textile materials and processes and use these
to communicate ideas in a story.
Comment on similarities and differences in
how events in a story are communicated in
their own and others’ work.
Adapt and improve their work.
Describe different representations
of the past
Answer questions about the past by
making simple observations about
sources of information.
Recognise that the past can be divided into
periods, eg ancient, modern; demonstrate
factual knowledge and understanding of
characteristic features of life in Stone Age.
Identify some of the different ways the past
Collect visual and other information to
help them develop their work.
Investigate visual and tactile qualities
of media.
Use painting and drawing to show their
ideas.
Comment on similarities and differences
in their own and others’ work.
Adapt and improve their work
Collect visual and other information to
help them develop ideas.
Investigate, combine and organise visual
and tactile qualities and apply their
knowledge of materials and processes to
communicate their ideas.
Compare and comment on ideas, methods
and approaches in their own and others’
work in the context of the events of the
story.
Adapt and improve their work to realise
their intentions.
Make a reasoned judgement about the
validity of different representations of
the past.
Answer questions about the past by
selecting and combining information
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
Draw plan views on their maps with
help.
Understand, at a simple level, the idea
of being connected to other places.
Begin to focus their listening and
recognise and control how sounds can
be made louder, quieter, faster and
slower.
is represented.
Ask and answer questions about the past by
using sources in ways that go beyond simple
observations.
Communicate their learning, making
appropriate use of specialist terms.
Identify early settlement patterns and the
links between older established settlements
and the present landscape.
Draw fairly logically constructed maps of
their own.
Understand that places are connected to one
another.
Identify different ways sounds can be made
and changed; use and choose sounds
confidently in response to a stimulus.
from sources and giving reasons for
their selection.
Work with more complex Ordnance
Survey maps of areas where the
landscape has been significantly altered
and the original settlements are harder
to detect.
Carefully choose sounds and instruments
and suggest how they should be used
and played.
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
Key Skills Focus
Communication/
literacy focus
Writing activities
Vocabulary related to
topic
Speaking and listening
Application of number
focus
Grid references
Counting
Patterns
ICT focus
Use of internet
Camera
Whiteboard
Working with others
focus
Sharing ideas and
resources
Role play
Co-operative games
Improving own
performance focus
Evaluating own and
others’ work
Making choices
Developing skills and
knowledge
Problem solving focus
What was life like in
the Stone Age?
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
(7/9/15) Week 1 Theme: Life in the Stone Age
Geography
(Tues)
History
(Tues)
Art and
Design
Design
Music
(Wed)
Group 1
To identify a good settlement
for a caveman
Match symbols to locations. E.g.
food, water etc. Choose the best
location – which one has the most
positive qualities.
To record information about the
Stone Age
Differentiated by writing level
and level of support given.
Symbols available.
To complete a sound walk.
Symbols available for non-verbal.
Support to keep on task.
Group 2
To identify a good settlement for a caveman
giving reasons.
Starter – What does our caveman need? Food,
water, shelter, safety. Where would he need to
build his house? Show pictures of possible
settlements – what would be good about living
there? What would be bad?
Main Activity – Choose a picture from a
selection and identify features that would
make this a good place for the caveman to live.
To record information about the Stone Age
Starter – Introduce topic – Stone Age –
Introduce our Caveman (Name). What do we
know? Watch video.
Main Activity – Using picture of a caveman
write and draw what we have found out about
the Stone Age.
Group 3
To identify a good settlement for
a caveman giving reasons
Choose the best location and write
sentences explaining why. Are there
any bad features?
To complete a sound walk.
Main Activity – Go on a sound walk – What
sounds do we expect to hear?
What sounds can we hear?
Plenary - Where is the loudest area of the
school? Where is the quietest?
What sounds would our caveman be able to
hear? What sounds wouldn’t he hear?
To complete a sound walk.
Differentiated by level of
independence.
To record information about the
Stone Age
Differentiated by writing level and
independence.
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
(14/9/15) Week 2 Theme: How was life in the Stone Age different to today?
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
History
(Mon)
To identify differences between
cavemen and us.
Match symbols to correct picture –
caveman or us.
To identify differences between
cavemen and us.
Write comparative sentences
identifying differences between
caveman and us.
Art and
design
To draw using Stone Age techniques
Differentiated by level of support.
To identify differences between cavemen
and us.
Starter – Recap life in Stone Age. Think
about our life today. How are they
different?
Main Activity – Using picture of caveman
and us write words identifying differences
next to each picture.
To draw using Stone Age techniques
Starter – Demonstrate how to make Stone
Age paint.
Main Activity – Make Stone Age paint and
draw using twig.
To explore making sounds with our bodies
Starter – How could we make music if we
didn’t have any instruments?
How can we use our body to make sounds?
Main Activity – Explore different sounds
our body can make including different vocal
sounds – what do they sound like? Can we
make them louder/quieter/faster/slower
To explore making sounds with our
bodies
Differentiated by level of
independence.
Geography
Design
Technology
Music
(Wed)
To explore making sounds with our
bodies
Symbols available for non-verbal.
Support to keep on task.
To draw using Stone Age
techniques
Differentiated by level of
independence.
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
(21/9/15) Week 3 Theme: Stone Age Animals
Geography
History
(Mon)
Art and
design
(Tues)
Design
Music
(Wed)
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
To compare animals from the Stone
Age with animals today.
Match pictures of Stone age animals
to animals today. Match/copy
descriptive symbols.
To compare animals from the Stone
Age with animals today.
Starter – Can we name any animals from
the Stone Age? (Not dinosaurs) Look at
pictures of Stone Age animals. Do we
know what they are? What do they look
like? How do we know? Show cave
paintings.
Main Activity – Choose one animal from
the Stone Age and compare with an
animal from today. What is the same?
What is different?
To paint a picture of an animal copying
from a model.
Starter – Recap cave paintings.
Main Activity – Paint picture of modern
animal. Pictures/models of animals
available to support.
To compare animals from the Stone
Age with animals today.
Differentiated by level of independence
and writing level.
To use body sounds to create effects.
Starter – Recap last session. Explore
different sounds our body can make
including different vocal sounds – what
do they sound like?
Main Activity - Can we use our body to
make a sound like thunder? An alarm?
Animal noises? Play animal pairs game
To use body sounds to create effects.
Differentiated by level of independence.
To paint a picture of an animal using
a jig.
Colouring pictures of animals available.
To use body sounds to create
effects.
Symbols available for non-verbal.
Support to keep on task.
To paint a picture of an animal
Paint picture of modern animal from
memory
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
(28/9/15) Week 4 Theme: How did Stone Age people communicate?
Geography
History
(Mon)
Art and
design
(Tues)
Design
Technology
Music
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
To communicate using pictures.
Symbols and pictures available to help.
Adult support.
To communicate using pictures.
Starter – Think about all the different
ways that we communicate. How do we
think people in the Stone Age
communicated? Show cave paintings
PowerPoint.
Main Activity – Play Pictionary. Children
choose a word and draw for the other
children to guess.
Plenary – What was easy/difficult about
this activity? Look at cave paintings
again. What could the message be?
To use drawing to tell a familiar story
Starter – Look at pictures of cave
paintings again. Explain they are used to
tell stories. Demonstrate drawing a
basic story in 3 sections.
Main activity – Choose a familiar story
and recreate in 3 drawings.
To communicate using pictures.
Sentences and basic messages to draw
for their team to guess.
To copy a picture from a familiar
story.
Choose basic picture from a story and
copy.
Training Day 30/9/15
To use drawing to tell a story
Choose familiar story or create their
own 3 picture story.
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
(5/10/15) Week 5 Theme: Weapons and Tools
Geography
History
(Mon)
Art and
design
(Tues)
Design
Technology
Music
(Wed)
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
To match uses to tools and weapons
from the Stone Age
Match use symbols to pictures of each
of the tools/weapons.
To predict uses for tools and weapons
in the Stone Age.
Starter – Show pictures of Stone Age
weapons. What can they see? What do
they think they were used for? Watch
Horrible histories Dragons Den clip.
Main activity - Write what they think
each of the weapons/tools was used for.
To explore form through drawing.
Starter – Recap uses of tools etc. Look
at the shapes of the different stones
used. Go onto the playground to collect
different shaped stones.
Main activity – Draw the stones and
colour using correct colours. Label –
what could they have been used for?
To predict uses for tools and weapons
in the Stone Age.
Differentiated by writing level and level
of support.
To use body sounds to create effects.
Main Activity - Working in mixed
ability groups – give each group a
picture. What sounds would they hear in
this setting? Would they be fast or
slow? Loud or quiet? Use their bodies to
create the sounds for their picture
Plenary - Each group to perform to the
rest of the class.
To use body sounds to create effects.
Differentiated by level of independence.
To explore form through drawing.
Draw round the stones and colour
using correct colours.
To use body sounds to create
effects.
Symbols available for non-verbal.
Support to keep on task.
To explore form through drawing.
Give reasons for their suggested uses.
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
(12/10/15) Week 6 Theme: Homes
Geography
History
(Mon)
Art and
design
(Tues)
Design
Technology
Music
(Wed)
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
To create a home for a caveman.
Differentiated by level of support.
To create a home for a caveman.
Starter – Watch Stone Age video and
Homes PowerPoint. What sort of homes
did the Stone Age people live in?
Main Activity – Use Papier Mache on a
balloon to create a cave for Caveman
Nick.
To create shape pictures
Starter – Watch Shape PowerPoint.
Look at pictures of everyday objects –
what shapes can they see? Demonstrate
turning a shape into different pictures –
circle – sun, plate, face, wheel etc
Main activity – On 6 squared sheet
print a shape in each and draw to create
pictures.
To create a home for a caveman.
Differentiated by level of independence.
To use body sounds to create effects.
Main Activity - Working in mixed
ability groups – give each group a
picture. What sounds would they hear in
this setting? Would they be fast or
slow? Loud or quiet? Use their bodies to
create the sounds for their picture
Plenary - Each group to perform to the
To use body sounds to create effects.
Differentiated by level of independence.
To create a shape picture
Print using a variety of shapes.
To use body sounds to create
effects.
Symbols available for non-verbal.
Support to keep on task.
To create shape pictures
Use the same shape in each space to
create 6 different pictures.
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
rest of the class.
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
(19/10/15) Week 7 Theme: Homes
Geography
History
(Tues)
Art and
design
(Mon)
Design
Technology
Music
(Wed)
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
To create a home for a caveman.
Differentiated by level of support.
To create a home for a caveman.
Starter – Recap last lesson. What sort
of homes did Stone Age people have?
Recap textures art lesson. How could we
paint the caves to look like stone?
Main Activity – Cut Papier Mache model
into cave shape and paint. What might
they have had inside? Sticks, stones etc.
gather from outside to put inside their
caves.
To explore different drawing materials
to create textures.
Starter – Show a variety of materials
and discuss texture. Show texture
PowerPoint. How can we create
different textures?
Main Activity – Explore a variety of
drawing materials including pencil, wax
crayon, chalk, water colours. How many
different styles can they make with the
materials? Choose a colouring picture
and to colour using their choice of
materials.
To create a home for a caveman.
Differentiated by level of independence.
To play sound lotto
Starter – Listen to Peace At Last. Use
To play sound lotto
Differentiated by level of independence
To make rubbings of different
textures.
Create rubbings of different textures
from around the school using wax
crayons.
To play sound lotto
Symbols available for non-verbal.
To explore different drawing materials
to create textures.
Differentiated by level of support.
Encourage children to make reasoned
choices about their colouring.
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
Support to keep on task.
our bodies to create the sound effects.
Main Activity – Play sound lotto. Can we
identify each of the sounds?
Play animal pairs.
and writing level.
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
(2/11/15) Week 8 Theme: Gathers
Geography
History
Group 1
To identify the purpose of buildings
in Wellingborough.
Using symbols identify the purpose of
various buildings and features in
Wellingborough.
To experience foraging
Symbols available. Support to keep on
task.
Art and
design
Design
Technology
To explore materials and describe.
Use symbols to match/copy for each
material.
Group 2
To identify the purpose of buildings in
Wellingborough.
Starter – Recap features Stone Age
settlers looked for – food, water etc.
Look at pictures of Wellingborough.
What do we have that make it a good
place for us to live?
Main Activity – Write the purpose for
various buildings and features in
Wellingborough.
To begin to understand how Stone Age
people got their food.
Starter – How do we get food? Make a
list of our favourite foods. How did the
Stone Age people get food?
Main activity – Send the children
outside to forage. What did they find?
Make a collage of what they found.
Label.
Plenary – Recap our favourite foods.
What wouldn’t we be able to find?
What are the dangers of finding food
this way?
Group 3
To give reasons why places in
Wellingborough are important.
Write sentences identifying the purpose
and giving reason why the
building/feature in Wellingborough is
important.
To explore materials and describe.
Starter – Look at various types of
clothing. What are they made from?
To explore materials and describe.
Differentiated by level of independence
To identify the problems with foraging
for food.
Differentiated by writing level and level
of independence.
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
Talk about clothes we like/dislike and
say why.
Main Activity – Explore scraps of
material. Choose 5 and write a
descriptive word for each. Word bank of
possible descriptive words available.
Music
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
(9/11/15) Week 9 Theme: Stone Age Feast
Geography
History
Art and
design
Design
Technology
Music
Group 1
To identify features near their
house.
Use symbols to identify the nearby
features that make it a good place to
live.
Group 2
Group 3
To identify important features near
To identify important features near
their house.
their house.
Starter – Recap buildings/features of
Write sentences about the nearby
Wellingborough. Show Google Earth.
features that make it a good place to
Find each of the children’s houses. What live.
buildings/features are near their house?
Main Activity – Using a picture of their
house write the nearby features that
make it a good place to live.
To participate in a ‘Stone Age Feast’
Starter – Recap last week on food. How did Stone Age people get food? What sort of food did they eat?
Main Activity – Have a ‘Stone Age feast’. Children to try foods similar to Stone Age e.g. berries, salad, meat. Eat with
hands. Photograph and write sentence. (Differentiated by writing level)
To complete paper weaving activity
Additional support offered.
To complete paper weaving activity
Starter – Recap materials from last
session. Watch videos on how cotton and
fabric are made. Recap weaving from
videos. Demonstrate paper weaving
Main Activity – Children to complete
paper weaving activity using 2 colours.
To complete paper weaving activity
Explore different effects of paper
weaving – different paper patterns.
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
(16/11/15) Week 10 Theme: Farming
Geography
History
Art and
design
Design
Technology
Group 1
To know that maps use symbols.
Complete map of the school by
matching symbols to correct rooms on
pre-drawn sheet.
Adult support to remain on task.
Group 2
Group 3
To know that maps use symbols and recognise what some map symbols mean.
Main Activity – Ask children to draw a map of their street. Share our maps.
Compare with maps – look at symbols – link with school symbols – everyone knows
what they mean. What do we think each map symbol means?
Plenary – Find symbols on a map.
To experience farming activities.
Starter – Watch New Stone Age PowerPoint (link below). Discuss farming today. Compare with farming then.
Main Activity – Participate in a variety of farming activities including pulling weeds, planting vegetables, watering and
clearing leaves. Photograph and write sentence. (Differentiated by writing level)
To create a paper plate weaving.
Use pre-made weaving plate.
Support available
To create a paper plate weaving.
Starter – Recap last session on weaving.
Show paper weaving to remind.
Demonstrate activity.
Main Activity – Make a paper plate
weaving using wool.
To create a paper plate weaving.
Differentiated by level of independence.
Explore different effects.
Music
http://www.slideshare.net/CMSsteve51/new-stone-age?qid=df84ff87-ec14-43bf-8d0b-dea825873689&v=default&b=&from_search=4
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
(23/11/15) Week 11 Theme: Trade
Geography
History
Art and
design
Design
Technology
Music
Group 1
To identify features of a town using
symbols.
Match symbols by sticking in correct
places on town map.
Group 2
Group 3
To identify features of a town/village.
To compare features of a town and
Starter – Recap last session. What do
village.
the symbols mean?
Use a map for a town and a village and
Main Activity – Choose a town/village
complete list. Identify similarities and
map. Identify the name of the place and differences.
list the features it has from the
symbols.
To use role play to explore trade.
Starter – Recap what caveman needs – what do we need? How do we get what we need? Shops. What about the caveman? –
Introduce trade - bread, fish, clothing, spear, jewellery
Main Activity – Each child choose their trade item. 8 copies. Use role play to act out trade. Come back together and discuss
value of items.
We don’t have to move as often as our caveman. We can buy things all the time.
To create clothes for a doll
Differentiated by level of support.
To create clothes for a doll
Starter – Recap types of material. Look
at pictures of Stone Age people. What
sort of clothes do they wear?
Main Activity – Using scraps of
material make an outfit for a doll.
Photograph. Share our outfits and
discuss. Would these be suitable clothes
for our caveman? Why?
To create clothes for a doll
Differentiated by level of independence.
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
(30/11/15) Week 12 Theme: Stonehenge
Geography
History
Art and
design
Design
Technology
Group 1
To create a settlement map for a
caveman using symbols.
Use symbols to stick on pre-drawn
map grid.
To make a stone circle
Differentiated by level of support.
To make a Stone Age necklace
Differentiated by level of support.
Group 2
To draw a settlement map for a
caveman using symbols.
Starter – Recap last lesson. What do
these symbols mean? Can we find them
on a map? Remind children what Caveman
Nick needs for his home.
Main Activity – Using a pre-drawn map
grid children create a settlement map
for Caveman Nick drawing their own
symbols to represent water, forest,
mountain etc.
To make a stone circle
Starter – Recap what we have learnt
about life in the Stone Age. Explore
Skara Brae website. Look at stone
circles.
Main Activity – Go outside and collect a
variety of stones. Make own stone circle
by placing stones in small sand tray.
Photograph. What is their stone circle
used for?
Group 3
To begin to use grid references.
Record grid references for features of
their settlement.
To make a Stone Age necklace
Starter – Look at pictures of Stone Age
jewellery. What are they made from?
Explore Skara Brae necklace activity.
Main Activity – Use clay to create own
To make a Stone Age necklace
Differentiated by level of independence.
To make a stone circle
Differentiated by level of independence
and writing level.
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
Music
To use our bodies to create sounds
for a story.
Symbols available for non-verbal.
Support to keep on task.
Stone Age necklace. Make bone and
pebble shapes and poke hole through
using a paint brush. Once dry paint white
and thread.
To use our bodies to create sounds
for a story.
Starter – Listen to Peace At Last.
Main Activity - Can we use our bodies
to create each of the sounds?
Is it a fast or slow sound? Practice
being loud or quiet.
To use our bodies to create sounds
for a story.
Differentiated by level of independence.
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
(7/12/15) Week 13 Theme: What have we found out?
Geography
Group 1
To identify the route from home to
school
Colour the road from their house to
school with adult support.
History
To make an information page about
the Stone Age.
Differentiated by writing level and
level of support. Symbols available.
Art and
design
To create a line drawing.
Differentiated by level of support.
Design
Technology
Group 2
To identify the route from home to
school
Starter – List methods of travel. How
would people in the Stone Age have
travelled? Explore Route Planner.
Main Activity – Using a map draw the
route from their house to school.
Plenary – Explore larger maps on board.
Can we find how to get from
Wellingborough to Rushden?
To make an information page about
the Stone Age.
Starter – Recap work done on Stone
Age. Watch video. Share our questions
from first week. Discuss answers. What
else have we found out?
Main Activity – Make an information
sheet about the Stone Age. Answer
questions.
To create a line drawing.
Starter – Demonstrate taking pencil for
a walk activity.
Main activity – Children to create a line
drawing without removing their pencil
from the paper. Colour each section a
different colour.
Group 3
To identify the route from home to
school
Using a map draw the route from their
house to school and write instructions.
To make an information page about
the Stone Age.
Differentiated by writing level and level
of support.
To create a line drawing.
Differentiated by level of independence,
Medium Term Topic
Stone Age
Music
To make a musical instrument for
our caveman.
Symbols available for non-verbal.
Support to keep on task.
To make a musical instrument for our
caveman.
Starter – Look at a variety of musical
instruments. What could our Caveman
use to make music?
Main Activity - Go out into the
playground and find something to use as
an instrument – e.g. sticks to bang
together, stones to shake etc. Share
what we found and explore the
different sounds they make.
To make a musical instrument for our
caveman.
Differentiated by level of independence.