This Geography module explores local archaeological evidence for the arrival of prehistoric communities into the Worcestershire region. It is designed to follow on from lessons which have examined the influence which successive ice ages have had on the physical landscape and, its main theme, is concerned with how river courses and natural resources have shaped human settlement from pre-agricultural times, through to the first farming communities.

Go to our resource for the study of the Geography of Riverside Settlements >>

Although the lesson plans target the Key Stage 3 study of Rivers and Settlements, the full resource makes it possible for teacher and pupil to explore the module more deeply, either in set project work, or by returning to it for aspects of the GCSE study of Settlements.

It is hoped that this resource will be expanded to explore the next stage of the Geography High School syllabus – The Growth of Towns.

Details of the teaching pack on the Kay Stage 3 History Module: Deserted Medieval Villages  (2.64 MB) - Grafton Flyford (A Case Study)

This whole pack is available as a PDF document or as a set of three Powerpoint presentations, all of which can be downloaded below. To use accompanying teacher's notes open powerpoint, right click for edit slides, go to view and select notes page.

• Interactive document part 1  (9.14 MB)
• Interactive document part 2  (4.04 MB)
• Interactive document part 3  (3.47 MB)