The Avebury Monuments Teacher’s Kit

Welcome to an exciting, colourful new resource from English Heritage! This comprehensive teacher’s kit will provide you with all you need to know about the history of the World Heritage Site at Avebury in Wiltshire, with plenty of suggested activities to do before, during and after your visit.

Each section can be downloaded free of charge. The activity sheets are aimed at pupils at key stage 2 and key stage 3 and, if you wish, you can use the images in the image bank to create your own activities. You can use them on your whiteboard too.

All the images are copyright cleared for educational use.

The pack has been produced for English Heritage by Wessex Archaeology.

We would love to hear from anyone who has used the kit as part of a unit of study or a field trip: if you have any feedback or questions (or photos of the kit being used!), please contact Lucy Bradley, Education Manager for English Heritage (South West) on 0117 975 0729 or email lucy.bradley@english-heritage.org.uk

Image Bank

 Polished AxePolished Axe  Broken scapula from Silbury Hill 2007Broken scapula from Silbury Hill 2007
Flint from Silbury Hill 2007Flint from Silbury Hill 2007
Broken antler pick, SilburyBroken antler pick, Silbury
Finds from Silbury Hill, 2007Finds from Silbury Hill, 2007
Silbury HillSilbury Hill
Silbury Hill reconstruction by Judith DobieSilbury Hill reconstruction by Judith Dobie
Helicopter lowering chalk, Silbury 2007Helicopter lowering chalk, Silbury 2007
Silmoss under microscopeSilmoss under microscope
Side Shot Silbury HillSide Shot Silbury Hill
Stones at Avebury HengeStones at Avebury Henge
Barber's StoneBarber's Stone
Cross section of Avebury ditchCross section of Avebury ditch
Transporting the stones by Judith DobieTransporting the stones by Judith Dobie
West Kennet Long BarrowWest Kennet Long Barrow
West Kennet Long Barrow, isometricWest Kennet Long Barrow, isometric
West Kennet Long Barrow Burial DepositsWest Kennet Long Barrow Burial Deposits
West Kennet Long Barrow SkeletonWest Kennet Long Barrow Skeleton
Ritual at West Kennet Long Barrow by Judith DobieRitual at West Kennet Long Barrow by Judith Dobie
Avebury Aerial ViewAvebury Aerial View
Avebury reconstruction by Alan SorrellAvebury reconstruction by Alan Sorrell
Avebury Reconstruction by Judith DobieAvebury Reconstruction by Judith Dobie
West Kennet AvenueWest Kennet Avenue
Avebury Bird's Eye ViewAvebury Bird's Eye View
Avebury EntranceAvebury Entrance
Avebury monuments reconstruction by Jane BrayneAvebury monuments reconstruction by Jane Brayne
Aurochs by Dave BennettAurochs by Dave Bennett
Neolithic landscape by Dave BennetttNeolithic landscape by Dave Bennettt
Barrow by Jane BrayneBarrow by Jane Brayne
Ritual at the Cove by Judith DobieRitual at the Cove by Judith Dobie
Plan of Avebury HengePlan of Avebury Henge
Windmill Hill reconstruction by Judith DobieWindmill Hill reconstruction by Judith Dobie
The SanctuaryThe Sanctuary
Windmill Hill Pots by Judith DobieWindmill Hill Pots by Judith Dobie

The Avebury Monuments Teacher’s Kit

The reports are in Adobe PDF format. A free viewer is available to download.

Your Visit: Information for teachers visiting Avebury and an introduction to the Avebury Monuments Teacher’s Kit

History of the Avebury Monuments: A brief history of the Avebury monuments and their landscape – for teachers and older pupils

Information Sheet for Avebury Henge and West Kennet Avenue: Information sheet for Avebury Henge and West Kennet Avenue – for teachers and older pupils

Information Sheet for Silbury Hill: Information sheet for Silbury Hill – for teachers and older pupils

Information Sheet for West Kennet Long Barrow: Information sheet for West Kennet Long Barrow – for teachers and older pupils

Information Sheet for the Sanctuary: Information sheet for the Sanctuary – for teachers and older pupils

Information Sheet for Windmill Hill: Information sheet for Windmill Hill – for teachers and older pupils

Investigate Avebury Henge and West Kennet Avenue: Pupil sheet for use on site at Avebury Henge and West Kennet Avenue

Investigate Silbury Hill: Pupil sheet for use on site at Silbury Hill

Investigate West Kennet Long Barrow: Pupil sheet for use on site at West Kennet Long Barrow

What did I look like?: What did I look like 4,000 years ago? – pupil activity sheet: use archaeological evidence to work how this Bronze Age person might have looked

Puzzle Objects: Puzzle Objects - pupil activity sheet: these prehistoric objects have lost their labels, can you sort them out?

Moving the Stones: Moving the Stones – pupil activity sheet: put the pictures in order to show how the huge stones at Avebury were moved into place

A Search for Buried Treasure KS3: A Search for Buried Treasure for KS3 pupils: practise map-reading skills with a treasure trail around the Avebury Monuments

A Search for Buried Treasure KS2: A Search for Buried Treasure for KS2 pupils: practise map-reading skills with a treasure trail around the Avebury Monuments

Timeline: Timeline jigsaw – cut out the historical periods, mix them up and try putting them in the right order

Glossary: Glossary of words about prehistory and archaeology which may be unfamiliar

Image Bank: Image Bank: photographs and illustrations from the Teacher’s Kit for you to use in your own resources and on the whiteboard