--- title: "Year 3 - History - Learning About Skara Brae" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-09-10-year-3-history-learning-about-skara-brae" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Year 3 - History - Learning About Skara Brae ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/2684be95-289b-4bec-b400-158a5f55a135.jpg) 10 September 2025 This term, our topic is the Stone Age, and we've been traveling back in time to one of the best-preserved Stone Age villages in Europe: Skara Brae! The children have been fascinated by this incredible settlement in Orkney, Scotland. We've been exploring how people lived over 5,000 years ago and what archaeologists have discovered there. We've looked at the different artifacts they found, from pottery and tools to mysterious carved objects. The children have been busy thinking like archaeologists themselves, imagining what these items were used for and what they tell us about the lives of the people who lived in Skara Brae. ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/2684be95-289b-4bec-b400-158a5f55a135.jpg) [Year 3](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/year-3) [History](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/history) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Collage_2025-09-09_12_40_03.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-09-09-pre-school-continuous-provision-exploring-our-environment) Previous ### [Pre-School-Continuous Provision-Exploring Our Environment](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-09-09-pre-school-continuous-provision-exploring-our-environment) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Screenshot_2025-09-11_08.13.53.png)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-09-11-year-6-communion) Next ### [Year 6 - Communion](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-09-11-year-6-communion) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)