Life in Prehistory app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Westminster Web Limited
First release : 14 Mar 2016
App size: 223.26 Mb
Life in Prehistory is an interactive ‘book app’ for children, introducing them to prehistoric Britain and Ireland. The text has been written to be useful for those studying Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Life in Prehistory includes interactive games to encourage learning and make learning fun.
History topics covered:
- The arrival of people in Britain and Ireland;
- A timeline through the Ice Age, Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age;
- Druids, chieftains and warriors;
- Farming and the first houses;
- How we know about the past through archaeology;
- Prehistoric beliefs and magic.
Features:
-Text, illustrations and narration produced especially for the iPad;
- Interactive games to help with learning;
- No third party advertising.
The narrator: The text has been brought to life in a friendly and engaging style by Andrew Steele. Andrew is a Belfast born, London based actor, who trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
The author: Samantha Skyrme has an MA in Historical Research. She is the author of a textbook on the Vikings for Key Stage 2 ‘Life in Viking Times’ (1998). The book was also published in an Irish language edition (Le linn na lochlannach, 2000).