Prehistory Activities and Resources
Explore our collection of fun and informative activities and resources, available to help support teaching of the Isle of Wight’s Prehistory.
Top Treasure: Tribrach
Use this activity sheet to discover one of the Island’s ‘top treasures’ – a mysterious flint artefact, called a Tribrach because its three arms.
The sheet introduces the Tribrach with questions to think about, a fact file of information and suggestions for further fun activities.
Click on the image to open the full activity sheet.
Tell Me a Story… Tribrach
Commissioned from local storyteller Sue Bailey, this activity sheet is packed with creative ideas to inspire activities in the classroom, at our museums and beyond.
The activities have been designed to support Arts Award Explore but can readily be adapted for other levels or used to inspire fun activities undertaken without formal Arts Award assessment.
Click on the image to open the full activity sheet.
The Earth Museum: Before 1066
The Earth Museum aims to inspire the next generation of digital global citizens with life skills that help us to understand and look after our planet better. Their work blends local and global heritage connections with UN Sustainable Development Goals and world citizen voices to create entertaining place-based digital learning experiences.
The Museums and Schools partnership has commissioned a series of maps and teaching resources to help you explore the rich cultural heritage of the Island. Designed for KS2 and KS3 History, Geography, Science, Technology and Citizenship curriculum subjects, the ‘Before 1066’ map includes Prehistoric objects found across the Isle of Wight which may also help inspire learning at different stages.
Find out more on the Resources Introduction Page or go straight to the Explorer Map when you can toggle to just see Prehistoric objects.
Interested in booking a visit or workshop?
Visits and workshops to help you discover more of the Island’s Prehistory are available at Museum of Island History, Brading Roman Villa and the Shipwreck Centre and Maritime Museum (with lots of sessions also available for delivery in school, please enquire for more details).