Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past?

An Anglo Saxon case study.

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of why people leave their homeland to settle in another country; ask and answer questions about an archaeological site; show knowledge and understanding of an Anglo-Saxon grave and what it reveals about the beliefs and way of life of Saxons in Britain; know about one or more aspects of life in Anglo-Saxon Britain; know that an event can be interpreted in different ways; present information they have researched, using terminology appropriate to the period.

Teaching Activities

Saxon Life - Clicker 5 Resource on LearningGrids.com
This Clicker Grid Set supports writing about life in Saxon Times.
Each grid contains a starting sentence and a related word bank. Areas covered are village life, farming, houses and clothes.

Promethean Resource - (National Whiteboard Network)

Powerpoint Resource - (National Whiteboard Network)

Powerpoint Resource - (Greenwich ICT)

Create an interactive quiz
Children use the Internet for the information and PowerPoint to create the hyperlinked quiz.
Quiz Show Powerpoint Templates

Create a multimedia presentation titled 'What I know about the Anglo Saxons'.

Children search a website about Saxons and present their findings using a DTP package, such as Textease, combining images and text.

Webquest - A fun safe way to surf the internet
www.webquestuk.org.uk/Saxons/

Saxons - Nuffield Primary History
Teacher notes, resources and examples of pupils work.
www.primaryhistory.org/

General Websites

woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk	bbc.co.uk	Anglo Saxon Village

suttonhoo.org	thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

earlybritishkingdoms.com	digitalbrain.com