Stone Age to Iron Age
Grade 2 · History
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Stone Age to Iron Age
What came after the Stone Age? What is bronze made from? A free elementary history game about prehistoric Britain, Skara Brae, Stonehenge and hill forts.
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In this Grade 2 history collection, you can practice Stone Age to Iron Age. Choose a game above for a short activity, or explore the examples below before you play. The full guide for each game explains its controls, gives more examples and includes a free printable for practice away from the screen.
Talk it through
Use a simple timeline to connect people and events. Ask how we know about the past, and distinguish a source from a later retelling. A matching or ordering game helps recall; explaining causes and comparing evidence take further discussion.
Ask: “What happened before this, and what changed afterwards?” Give your child time to explain. Return to an example after playing and ask whether they would approach it differently.
Stone Age to Iron Age
Prehistoric Britain covers a huge stretch of time before the Romans arrived, when people did not write things down. Historians split it into the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, named after the materials people used for their tools. The Stone Age itself includes the Old Stone Age and Middle Stone Age, when people were hunter-gatherers, and the New Stone Age (the Neolithic), when farming began.
Try an example: Bronze is made by mixing copper and which other metal?
Bronze is an alloy, a mix of two metals. Copper is one; the other is a soft, silvery metal.
Show the answer
Tin.
What to look out for
Thinking dinosaurs lived in the Stone Age. Dinosaurs died out about 66 million years ago, long before any humans existed.
Practice away from the screen
- Visit a local museum and look for flint tools, bronze objects and Iron Age finds.
Curriculum connections
Stone Age to Iron Age
Suggested grade 2 practice, selected by skill and reading demand. US states and schools teach these topics in different grades; this is not a state-standards alignment claim. This is world-history enrichment; it is not a US-history sequence.
NCSS C3 Framework teaching connection: Historical chronology and inquiry. Ordering events gives learners a starting point for questions about change and cause. Follow the timeline with two sources and discuss what each reveals. A quiz does not replace source evaluation or a complete historical inquiry. Read the framework.
Questions families ask
Where should we start with stone age to iron age?
Start with Stone Age to Iron Age. Look at the worked example together, then try a round. If the task feels unfamiliar, use the full game guide or its free printable before trying again.
Does this cover everything taught at this level?
No. These games provide focused practice. Grade suggestions do not replace your school’s curriculum, and any Common Core connection applies only to the skill described.