Stone Age Activity Day
Stone Age Outdoor Activity Experience for KS2 (Years 3 & 4)
An exciting, curriculum-linked outdoor learning programme designed to bring the Stone Age to life for primary pupils.
The Outdoor Elements Stone Age Outdoor Activity Experience is a full-day event split into three fully interactive sessions.
Working in groups of up to 12, children are guided by our enthusiastic and knowledgeable instructors as they journey back around 10,000 years.
Set in our ancient woodland, each activity helps pupils understand what life was really like in the Stone Age while meeting Key Stage 2 History curriculum requirements.
Session 1: Shelter Building
Children explore how early humans protected themselves from the elements.
- Discover natural shelters such as hollow trees and a real cave
- Build shelters using sticks, rocks, and other natural materials
- Learn how nomadic people used animal skins and natural ropes
- Create a Stone Age style tipi and test whether it can withstand a “storm”
Session 2: Gathering and Foraging
This session explores how early people sourced food from the land.
- Identify and taste seasonal edible plants found in our woodland
- Learn how humans progressed from foraging to farming
- Discuss how wheat was cultivated to make flour and then prepared to make simple Stone Age bread
- Use flint and steel to light a fire
- Make a simple bread mix and cook over the fire, with optional foraged ingredients such as wild garlic
Session 3: Hunting and Early Weapons
Pupils investigate how early humans hunted for food.
- Explore the development of weapons from rocks and sticks to spears
- Handle simple replica weapons made from natural materials
- Practise aiming at wild animal targets
- Try the iconic Stone Age invention: the bow and arrow
- Discuss how farming animals reduced the need to hunt and how this shaped modern life
Testimonials
Additional Info
- Outdoor Elements Activities Limited was established in 2001.
- Registered centre at LCC (EV231).
- All instructors are fully trained/qualified in the activity, have been DBS cleared and first-aid trained.
- All activities are instructor-led.
- Outdoor Elements staff will provide all activity, safety and emergency equipment.
- Written risk assessments are available for all activities.
- We hold Professional Indemnity Civil Liability & Employers Liability Insurance cover.
- We do not hold an AALS license. This is because none of the fantastic activities we offer to schools or groups of young people under the age of 18 (not accompanied by a parent/carer) come under current licensing regulations.
Ready to Plan Your Visit
Bring the Stone Age to life for your KS2 pupils.
Email info@outdoorelements.co.uk, call 01282 416396, or fill in the contact form below.
Pump House Dean Wood
Trapp Lane
Simonstone
Lancashire
BB12 7JD
